# Paldongri Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/paldongri/ Village · Lanji, Balaghat # Paldongri Paldongri is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,124 people in 517 households**, the 21st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%. - 2,124people (2011) - 517households - 77.3%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Paldongri PIN code and other codes Paldongri falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLanji - Census village code498546 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paldongri from nearby towns? - Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)69 km by road - Lanji (nearest town)12 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 Paldongri? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Paldongri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sadra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanji - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Paldongri known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 74% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Paldongri Of every 100 households in Paldongri in 2011, 77 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paldongri · ■ Lanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **72% Toilet within the home ****12%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **89% Tap water ****48%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****10%** **25% Television ****14%** **16% Mobile phone ****18%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **23% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Paldongri? ■ Paldongri · ■ Lanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **77.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **987 Working population ****58.5%** **59.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 160 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (8%) · **■** Marginal 814 (65%) 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 Lanji - Sawari2,192 people - Miriya2,179 people - Bapadi2,166 people - Pathargaon2,129 people - Sadra2,120 people - Mohara2,110 people - Kalimati2,102 people - Katangi2,102 people [All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paldongri from Balaghat?69 km by road - What is the population of Paldongri?2,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paldongri in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paldongri?77.3% (Census 2011)