# Palta Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Palta

Palta is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,843 people in 590 households**, the 12th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 2,843people (2011)
- 590households
- 64.8%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Palta PIN code and other codes

Palta falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457425

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

## How far is Palta from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Laundi (nearest town)42 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 Palta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khaddi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Palta known for?

About 87% of the 1,556 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Palta

Of every 100 households in Palta in 2011, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palta · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****17%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**26%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Palta?

■ Palta · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**896

Working population ****42.5%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 420 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (29%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (12%) · **■** Marginal 262 (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 Gaurihar

- Thakurra3,636 people
- Prakash Bamhauri3,080 people
- Goyra3,055 people
- Manuriya2,844 people
- Manwara2,781 people
- Badaura Kalan2,732 people
- Hanukheda2,720 people
- Gauhani2,679 people

[All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palta from Chhatarpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Palta?2,843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palta in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palta?64.8% (Census 2011)