Palama, Khariar
Palama is a village located in the Khariar Tehsil of Nuapada district of Odisha. The village falls in Khariar block and comes under Ranimunda Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Palama is 340 out of which 167 are males and rest 173 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1036 females per 1000 males. There are around 58 teenagers in Palama. It has literacy rate of 32% which means around 109 persons can read and write. Total 36 people belonging to scheduled caste and 188 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 93 households in Palama, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 204. The pincode of Palama is 766118 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Duajhar Sub Post office
- Babebir Branch Post office
- Bargaon Branch Post office
- Kirkita Branch Post office
- Makhapadar Branch Post office
Schools
Palama has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Larka High School, Larka
- Karangamal Nodal High School, Karangamal
- Saraswat Sishu Mandir
- Govt. U.G.Upper Primary School Ranimunda
- Govt. Proj. Upper Primary School Kotamal
Hospitals
Palama has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.