Geographic Location of Palakatu

The village Palakatu is located in Surada Police Station Jurisdiction of Ganjam District in the State of Odisha in India. It is governed by Palakatu Gram Panchayat. It comes under Surada Community Development Block. The nearest town is Surada, which is about 5 kilometers away from Palakatu.

Travel and Communication for Palakatu

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palakatu,
Ganjam,
Odisha, India
PIN - 761108

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palakatu

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A brief summary of available data for Palakatu is given below:

Social Structure of Palakatu

As per available data from the year 2009, 2345 persons live in 472 house holds in the village Palakatu. There are 1149 female individuals and 1196 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49% and males constitute 51% of the total population.

There are 219 scheduled castes persons of which 122 are females and 97 are males. Females constitute 55.71% and males constitute 44.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.34% of the total population.

There are 52 scheduled tribes persons of which 26 are females and 26 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.22% of the total population.

Population density of Palakatu is 687.68 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palakatu

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Total area of Palakatu is 341 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 274.9 ha. About 124.36 ha is un-irrigated area. About 150.54 ha is irrigated area. About 125.7 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 24.84 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 27 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 14.34 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.45 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.27 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.69 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palakatu

There are no pre-primary schools in the village Palakatu or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Palakatu.

There is a government middle school in the village Palakatu.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gopalpur Sasan, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakatu.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Khairaputti, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

Colleges in Palakatu

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Surada, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakatu.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Brahmapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Brahmapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Berhmapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

Other Educational Facilities in Palakatu

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Surada, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakatu.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Palakatu or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Palakatu or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Palakatu

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Palakatu.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palakatu.

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