Village · Chhindgarh, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Palem Palem is a village in Chhindgarh sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494115. The 2011 Census counted 825 people in 185 households, the 37th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%. - 825 people (2011) - 185 households - 43.5% literacy - 494115 PIN code ## Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palem is 494115. Palem falls in Chhindgarh sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494115 - Gram panchayat Palem - Community development block Chhindgarh - Census village code 450557 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palem from nearby towns? - Chhindgarh (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 135 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town) 70 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palem? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tongpal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sukma - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sukma - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palem known for? About 50% of the 1,121 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palem Of every 100 households in Palem in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palem · ■ Chhindgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 16% 32% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 4% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 3% 9% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 9% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 53% 56% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palem? ■ Palem · ■ Chhindgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 43.5% 38.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1160 1064 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1188 1013 - Working population 61.1% 56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.5% for men and 31.3% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 173 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (10%) · ■ Other work 16 (3%) · ■ Marginal 265 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhindgarh - Dhobanpal 910 people - Birsatpal 869 people - Gorli 869 people - Netanar 827 people - Sagunghat 818 people - Patinaikaras 809 people - Oler 778 people - Rajamunda 742 people All 78 villages in Chhindgarh ## Other places named Palem - Palem · Village, Bijinapalle, Mahbubnagar · 4,511 people - Palem · Village, Kothakota, Mahbubnagar · 3,751 people - Palem · Village, Mortad, Nizamabad · 3,177 people - Palem · Village, Venkatapuram, Khammam · 1,839 people - Palem · Village, Nakrekal, Nalgonda · 1,658 people - Palem · Village, Anumula, Nalgonda · 1,113 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palem? 494115 - How far is Palem from Dantewada? 135 km by road - What is the population of Palem? 825 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palem in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Chhindgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Palem? 43.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/chhindgarh/palem/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.