# Palka Village, Udaypur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Udaypur, Surguja 

# Palka

Palka is a village in Udaypur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,750 people in 363 households**, the 9th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,750people (2011)
- 363households
- 46.9%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Palka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palka is 497116.** Palka falls in Udaypur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatPalka
- Community development blockUdaipur
- Census village code433164

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

## How far is Palka from nearby towns?

- Udaipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)48 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 Palka?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Palka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Udaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Palka known for?

About 71% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Palka

Of every 100 households in Palka in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palka · ■ Udaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****36%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**48%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palka?

■ Palka · ■ Udaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**970

Working population ****57.3%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 36.9% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 816 (81%)

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 Udaypur

- Jhirmiti2,066 people
- Mohanpur2,059 people
- Nunera1,973 people
- Rikhi1,760 people
- Mudgaon1,642 people
- Kumdewa1,543 people
- Gumga1,533 people
- Chainpur1,520 people

[All 87 villages in Udaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/udaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palka?497116
- How far is Palka from Ambikapur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Palka?1,750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palka in?Surguja district (Udaypur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palka?46.9% (Census 2011)