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Odisha Vigilance Arrests Three Panchayat Officials in Rs 16.76 Lakh Pension Scam in Baleshwar
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JHARANA MOHANTY
Contact: 89****5536
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- LGD code
- 392647
- Pincode
- 756002
- Post office
- Sunhat
- Population
- 87
- Households
- 28
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 32
Census 2011 · in context
How Palapada compares
By population, Palapada ranks #173 of 207 villages in Baleshwar Sadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.9%
+9.4% vs mandal average
- Palapada
- 75.9%
- Baleshwar Sadar mandal
- 66.5%
- Baleshwar district
- 69.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−12 vs mandal average
- Palapada
- 933
- Baleshwar Sadar mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
3.1
−1.2 vs mandal average
- Palapada
- 3.1
- Baleshwar Sadar mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palapada at a glance
Palapada is a village of 87 people in 28 households (Census 2011) in Baleshwar Sadar block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 173rd-largest of 207 villages in Baleshwar Sadar block. Literacy is 76%, 9 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756002, served by Sunhat post office; the LGD village code is 392647. The sarpanch is JHARANA MOHANTY, and the village votes in Sukinda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Bal Samanta. The population is estimated at 103 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palapada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BALESHWAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nizampur
- Total area (ha)
- 31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palapada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palapada
- LGD code
- 392647
- Pincode
- 756002
- Post office
- Sunhat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 87
- Population (projected 2026)
- 103
- Households
- 28
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jajpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sukinda
- Member of Parliament
- Rabindra Narayan Behera
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradeep Bal Samanta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JHARANA MOHANTY
- Block / Mandal
- Baleshwar Sadar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 756002
- RanasahiChandipur mandal5,295 pop
- TalapadaRemuna mandal4,072 pop
- PadmapurChandipur mandal2,612 pop
- SunduriBaleshwar Sadar mandal1,729 pop
- SaroganBaleshwar Sadar mandal1,167 pop
- SahadaChandipur mandal1,014 pop
- IsaniBaleshwar Sadar mandal939 pop
- TaziabadBaleshwar Sadar mandal780 pop
- JhagadapadhiChandipur mandal769 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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