# Palimeta Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/palimeta/ Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Palimeta Palimeta is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,474 people in 334 households**, the 18th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,474people (2011) - 334households - 58.3%literacy - 493558PIN code ## Palimeta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palimeta is 493558.** Palimeta falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493558 - Gram panchayatPalimeta - Community development blockChhuikhadan - Census village code440114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palimeta from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)83 km by road - Gandai (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 Palimeta? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palimeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thakurtola - ○Degree college10+ km · Gandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Palimeta known for? About 49% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Palimeta Of every 100 households in Palimeta in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palimeta · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **89% Tap water ****28%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****51%** **57% Television ****11%** **21% Mobile phone ****36%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **28% Own their home ****92%** **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 Palimeta? ■ Palimeta · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **996 Working population ****54.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 49.3% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 112 (14%) 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 Chhuikhadan - Rampur1,635 people - Borai1,631 people - Khudmudi1,555 people - Sandi1,541 people - Kuteli Kalan1,469 people - Shakha1,437 people - Khaira Nawapara1,349 people - Hanaiband1,344 people [All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palimeta?493558 - How far is Palimeta from Rajnandgaon?83 km by road - What is the population of Palimeta?1,474 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palimeta in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Palimeta?58.3% (Census 2011)