# Palam Village, Lohandiguda, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lohandiguda, Bastar 

# Palam

Palam is a village in Lohandiguda sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494010**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 48 households**, the 69th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.8%.

- 207people (2011)
- 48households
- 25.8%literacy
- 494010PIN code

## Palam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palam is 494010.** Palam falls in Lohandiguda sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494010
- Gram panchayatKaknar
- Community development blockLohandiguda
- Census village code449173

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

## How far is Palam from nearby towns?

- Lohandiguda (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)80 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 Palam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Palam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mardum
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Palam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 13% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palam

Of every 100 households in Palam in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palam · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Palam?

■ Palam · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.8%**

**38.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**1019

Working population ****66.7%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.1% for men and 22.0% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (12%) · **■** Marginal 67 (49%)

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 Lohandiguda

- Lakhaibeda262 people
- Mendiri244 people
- Mahima242 people
- Benidharaur213 people
- Dharmabeda205 people
- Kodenar194 people
- Korali177 people
- Chalkiguda166 people

[All 87 villages in Lohandiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/lohandiguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palam?494010
- How far is Palam from Jagdalpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Palam?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palam in?Bastar district (Lohandiguda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palam?25.8% (Census 2011)