# Palia Village, Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Palia

Palia is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 79 households**, the 45th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.

- 276people (2011)
- 79households
- 18.9%literacy
- 494111PIN code

## Palia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palia is 494111.** Palia falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494111
- Gram panchayatBodko
- Community development blockSukma
- Census village code450639

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

## How far is Palia from nearby towns?

- Sukma (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town)23 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 Palia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadiras
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Palia known for?

About 59% of the 692 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 Palia

Of every 100 households in Palia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palia · ■ Sukma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Palia?

■ Palia · ■ Sukma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.9%**

**33.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1281**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**987

Working population ****55.4%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.9% for men and 11.5% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 114 (75%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 35 (23%)

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 Sukma

- Mangipal343 people
- Tongras329 people
- Nadiguda Alias Patasukma325 people
- Kudukras313 people
- Dandabadi274 people
- Chichorguda223 people
- Konanguda208 people
- Pujaripal198 people

[All 52 villages in Sukma](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palia?494111
- How far is Palia from Dantewada?65 km by road
- What is the population of Palia?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palia in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palia?18.9% (Census 2011)