Palakatu, Surada
Palakatu is a village located in the Surada Tehsil of Ganjam district of Odisha. The village falls in Surada block and comes under Palkatu Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Palakatu is 2.6 thousands out of which 1.3 thousands are males and rest 1.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 960 females per 1000 males. There are around 282 teenagers in Palakatu. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 1.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 243 people belonging to scheduled caste and 58 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 524 households in Palakatu, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Palakatu is 761108 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Surada Sub Post office
- Genja Branch Post office
- Hukuma Branch Post office
- Surada Bazar Branch Post office
- Gopalpursasan Branch Post office
Schools
Palakatu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Khaparaganda Project Upper Primary School
- Palakata Primary School
- Nuagam Primary School
- Sindhukumpa Primary School
Hospitals
Palakatu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Hukuma Sub-Center
- Gopalpur Sasan Sub-Center
- Gopalpur Primary Health Center
- Badabadangi Primary Health Center
- Amrutulu Sub-Center
Banks
Palakatu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.