# Palkoha Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Palkoha

Palkoha is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,811 people in 452 households**, the 15th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,811people (2011)
- 452households
- 44.8%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Palkoha PIN code and other codes

Palkoha falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458347

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

## How far is Palkoha from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)72 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)72 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 Palkoha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palkoha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranguwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Palkoha known for?

About 10% of the 2,383 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Palkoha

Of every 100 households in Palkoha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palkoha · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**39%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palkoha?

■ Palkoha · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**934

Working population ****39.2%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 36.8% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (61%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 159 (22%)

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 Bijawar

- Kishangarh2,571 people
- Kupi2,205 people
- Amroniya2,009 people
- Gopalpura1,865 people
- Kasar1,800 people
- Badagaon1,788 people
- Nayatal1,748 people
- Majhguwan Kalan1,709 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palkoha from Chhatarpur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Palkoha?1,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkoha in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palkoha?44.8% (Census 2011)