# Palachalma Village, Konta – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Palachalma

Palachalma is a village in Konta sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494114**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 75 households**, the 75th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 20.3%.

- 393people (2011)
- 75households
- 21.8%literacy
- 494114PIN code

## Palachalma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palachalma is 494114.** Palachalma falls in Konta sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494114
- Gram panchayatPalachalma
- Community development blockKonta
- Census village code450447

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

## How far is Palachalma from nearby towns?

- Konta (sub-district HQ)110 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)300 km by road
- Konta (nearest town)110 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 Palachalma?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Palachalma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dornapal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sukma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Palachalma known for?

About 22% of the 1,097 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 Palachalma

Of every 100 households in Palachalma in 2011, 0 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.

■ Palachalma · ■ Konta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**59%

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 Palachalma?

■ Palachalma · ■ Konta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.8%**

**20.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**1012

Working population ****56.2%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.4% for men and 18.2% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 119 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 101 (46%)

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 Konta

- Gondpalli403 people
- Pamlur402 people
- Kotaiguda399 people
- Tolewarti395 people
- Minpa392 people
- Tongpalli391 people
- Gattapad388 people
- Jagawaram387 people

[All 255 villages in Konta](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/konta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palachalma?494114
- How far is Palachalma from Dantewada?300 km by road
- What is the population of Palachalma?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palachalma in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Konta sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palachalma?21.8% (Census 2011)