# Palnar Village, Kuakonda – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/kuakonda/palnar/ Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Palnar Palnar is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 432 households**, the 6th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%. - 1,961people (2011) - 432households - 35.6%literacy - 494552PIN code ## Palnar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palnar is 494552.** Palnar falls in Kuakonda sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494552 - Gram panchayatPalnar - Community development blockKuwakonda - Census village code450279 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palnar from nearby towns? - Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)36 km by road - Kirandul (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 Palnar? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Palnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kuwakonda - ○Degree college10+ km · Kirandul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Palnar known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 63% of the 1,549 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 Palnar Of every 100 households in Palnar in 2011, 17 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palnar · ■ Kuakonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **27% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****65%** **40% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****11%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****71%** **72% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Palnar? ■ Palnar · ■ Kuakonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****35.6%** **47.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080** **1072 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1181** **1018 Working population ****63.1%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.4% for men and 25.3% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 866 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (4%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 134 (11%) · **■** Marginal 151 (12%) 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 Kuakonda - Kuakonda2,864 people - Gadhmiri2,743 people - Nakulnar2,050 people - Mailawada2,010 people - Fulpad1,953 people - Kodenar1,843 people - Sameli1,768 people - Potali1,733 people [All 54 villages in Kuakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/kuakonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palnar?494552 - How far is Palnar from Dantewada?36 km by road - What is the population of Palnar?1,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palnar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Palnar?35.6% (Census 2011)