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

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Village · Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Palamadgu

Palamadgu is a village in Konta sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494122**. The 2011 Census counted **674 people in 131 households**, the 30th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 20.3%.

- 674people (2011)
- 131households
- 12.8%literacy
- 494122PIN code

## Palamadgu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palamadgu is 494122.** Palamadgu falls in Konta sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494122
- Gram panchayatPalamadgu
- Community development blockKonta
- Census village code450362

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

## How far is Palamadgu from nearby towns?

- Konta (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)134 km by road
- Dornapal (nearest town)18 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 Palamadgu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dornapal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sukma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sukma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Palamadgu known for?

About 31% of the 1,073 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 Palamadgu

Of every 100 households in Palamadgu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palamadgu · ■ 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 ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Palamadgu?

■ Palamadgu · ■ Konta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.8%**

**20.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**1012

Working population ****58.9%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 17.3% for men and 8.3% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 344 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (12%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Lendra713 people
- Punpalli712 people
- Mukram708 people
- Kamaram681 people
- Bagdeguda666 people
- Regadgatta663 people
- Karigundam661 people
- Temalpada647 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palamadgu?494122
- How far is Palamadgu from Dantewada?134 km by road
- What is the population of Palamadgu?674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palamadgu in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Konta sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palamadgu?12.8% (Census 2011)