Palaka, Bandhugaon
Palaka is a village located in the Bandhugaon Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Bandhugaon block and comes under Kutrabeda Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Palaka is 638 out of which 306 are males and rest 332 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1085 females per 1000 males. There are around 107 teenagers in Palaka. It has literacy rate of 20% which means around 128 persons can read and write. Total 64 people belonging to scheduled caste and 558 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 129 households in Palaka, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 356. The pincode of Palaka is 764027 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bandhugam Sub Post office
- Kaploda Branch Post office
- Garidi Branch Post office
- Jabaguda Branch Post office
- Kabirbadi Branch Post office
Schools
Palaka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Alamanda Upper Primary School
- Neelabadi Govt. Ssd Girls High School
- K.Jaguguda Upper Primary School
- Govt. High School, Bandhugam
- Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Bandhugaon At Nilabadi
Hospitals
Palaka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.