# Palora Village, Keskal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Keskal, Bastar 

# Palora

Palora is a village in Keskal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494347**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 217 households**, the 20th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 1,033people (2011)
- 217households
- 61.2%literacy
- 494347PIN code

## Palora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palora is 494347.** Palora falls in Keskal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494347
- Gram panchayatCharbhata
- Community development blockKeshkal
- Census village code448581

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palora from nearby towns?

- Keskal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Keskal (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Palora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Keskal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Keskal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palora known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 66% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palora

Of every 100 households in Palora in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palora · ■ Keskal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**37%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palora?

■ Palora · ■ Keskal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**1009

Working population ****69.0%**

**61.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 48.8% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 427 (60%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Keskal

- Karrarmeta1,170 people
- Khetarpal1,157 people
- Kohkameta1,143 people
- Bedma1,078 people
- Chiprel1,032 people
- Jamgaon995 people
- Khalemurvend992 people
- Sidhawand931 people

[All 101 villages in Keskal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palora?494347
- How far is Palora from Jagdalpur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Palora?1,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palora in?Bastar district (Keskal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palora?61.2% (Census 2011)