# Pala Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/pala/ Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat # Pala Pala is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,209 people in 493 households**, the 20th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,209people (2011) - 493households - 75.2%literacy - 1,040females per 1,000 males ## Pala PIN code and other codes Pala falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKirnapur - Census village code497888 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pala from nearby towns? - Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)38 km by road - Balaghat (nearest town)38 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 Pala? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kirnapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kirnapur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kirnapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Pala known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 70% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Pala Of every 100 households in Pala in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pala · ■ Kirnapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **76% Toilet within the home ****7%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****23%** **37% Television ****15%** **15% Mobile phone ****14%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****17%** **25% Own their home ****96%** **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 Pala? ■ Pala · ■ Kirnapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **944 Working population ****58.5%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 418 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (5%) · **■** Marginal 368 (28%) 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 Kirnapur - Kinhi2,261 people - Bagadmara2,258 people - Pangaon2,244 people - Newargaon Kalan2,235 people - Mate2,198 people - Sihora2,190 people - Chikhla2,166 people - Bhalwa2,138 people [All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pala from Balaghat?38 km by road - What is the population of Pala?2,209 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pala in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pala?75.2% (Census 2011)