Palanga, Rambha, Ganjam, Odisha, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palanga


The village Palanga is located in Rambha Police Station Jurisdiction of Ganjam District in the State of Odisha in India. It is governed by Palanga Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ganjam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rambha, which is about 9 kilometers away from Palanga.

Travel and Communication for Palanga


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

Postal Address:
Palanga,
Ganjam,
Odisha, India
PIN - 761028

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palanga


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Palanga is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Palanga


As per available data from the year 2009, 776 persons live in 178 house holds in the village Palanga. There are 364 female individuals and 412 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.91% and males constitute 53.09% of the total population.

There are 319 scheduled castes persons of which 148 are females and 171 are males. Females constitute 46.39% and males constitute 53.61% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 41.11% of the total population.

Population density of Palanga is 117.22 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palanga


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Total area of Palanga is 662 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 272.89 ha. About 227.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 45.19 ha is irrigated area. About 45.19 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 52.74 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 13.38 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.02 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 322.95 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palanga


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Santoshpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Palanga.

There is a government primary school in the village Palanga.

There is a government middle school in the village Palanga.

There is a government secondary school in the village Palanga.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Khanda Deuli, which is 5-10 kms away from Palanga.

Colleges in Palanga


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Rambha, which is more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

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 Palanga.

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 Palanga.

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 Palanga.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palanga


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Ganjam, which is more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

Healthcare Facilities in Palanga


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Palanga.

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Palanga.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Palanga.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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