# Palachur Village, Durgkondal – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Palachur

Palachur is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 57 households**, the 88th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 308people (2011)
- 57households
- 53.1%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Palachur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palachur is 494669.** Palachur falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatDurgkondal
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447766

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

## How far is Palachur from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)28 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 Palachur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palachur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Durgukondal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Palachur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 27% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Palachur

Of every 100 households in Palachur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palachur · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****25%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Palachur?

■ Palachur · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**972

Working population ****56.2%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 46.1% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 85 (49%)

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 Durgkondal

- Pitefulchur322 people
- Amagarh321 people
- Odahur317 people
- Khedegaon314 people
- Kosparali306 people
- Kawachikatel296 people
- Parali288 people
- Guddatola279 people

[All 150 villages in Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palachur?494669
- How far is Palachur from Kanker?80 km by road
- What is the population of Palachur?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palachur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palachur?53.1% (Census 2011)