Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara # Palora Palora is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 349 people in 71 households, the 95th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 349 people (2011) - 71 households - 53.8% literacy - 1,017 females per 1,000 males ## Palora PIN code and other codes Palora falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bichhua - Census village code 495436 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palora from nearby towns? - Bichhua (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 69 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town) 69 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palora? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Palora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khamarpani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palora known for? About 57% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palora Of every 100 households in Palora in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palora · ■ Bichhua rural average - Electricity for lighting 73% 78% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 3% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 7% 47% - Television 17% 21% - Mobile phone 14% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 59% 46% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palora? ■ Palora · ■ Bichhua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.8% 70.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 972 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1300 967 - Working population 53.9% 49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.4% for men and 44.0% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (14%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 121 (64%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bichhua - Bisanpur 374 people - Torani 369 people - Ambakuhi 363 people - Boriya 356 people - Silota Raitwari 348 people - Jamalpani 346 people - Pathar Kala 337 people - Sonpur 333 people All 147 villages in Bichhua ## Other places named Palora - Palora · Village, Mohadi, Bhandara · 2,592 people - Palora · Village, Parseoni, Nagpur · 1,837 people - Palora · Village, Pauni, Bhandara · 1,793 people - Palora · Village, Keskal, Bastar · 1,033 people - Palora · Village, Karanja, Wardha · 726 people - Palora · Village, Armori, Gadchiroli · 540 people ## Quick answers - How far is Palora from Chhindwara? 69 km by road - What is the population of Palora? 349 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palora in? Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palora? 53.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/palora/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.