# Palakamthi Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Palakamthi

Palakamthi is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **846 people in 189 households**, the 82nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 846people (2011)
- 189households
- 82.5%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Palakamthi PIN code and other codes

Palakamthi falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497603

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

## How far is Palakamthi from nearby towns?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)30 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)15 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 Palakamthi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lalbarra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lalbarra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Palakamthi known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 82% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Palakamthi

Of every 100 households in Palakamthi in 2011, 59 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palakamthi · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****83%**

**45%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Palakamthi?

■ Palakamthi · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**939

Working population ****59.1%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 75.4% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (12%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 348 (70%)

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 Lalbarra

- Dorli906 people
- Tekadi905 people
- Khamghat885 people
- Deogaon846 people
- Rampuri842 people
- Rategaon809 people
- Mosmi799 people
- Gondegaon790 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palakamthi from Balaghat?30 km by road
- What is the population of Palakamthi?846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palakamthi in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palakamthi?82.5% (Census 2011)