Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Palatwara Palatwara is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,265 people in 290 households, the 41st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,265 people (2011) - 290 households - 72.0% literacy - 891 females per 1,000 males ## Palatwara PIN code and other codes Palatwara falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Chaurai - Census village code 494316 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palatwara from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 30 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palatwara? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Palatwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chaurai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palatwara known for? About 66% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palatwara Of every 100 households in Palatwara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palatwara · ■ Chaurai rural average - Electricity for lighting 48% 70% - Toilet within the home 9% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88% - Tap water 8% 33% - Drinking water within premises 8% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 95% - Use banking services 13% 36% - Television 11% 20% - Mobile phone 28% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 59% 46% - Own their home 87% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palatwara? ■ Palatwara · ■ Chaurai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 941 - Working population 49.3% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 61.5% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 248 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 170 (27%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 59 (9%) · ■ Marginal 137 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaurai - Deori Mal. 1,317 people - Kheri Khurd 1,303 people - Bamhni Lala 1,300 people - Badgaon 1,283 people - Pachgaon 1,226 people - Khut Pipariya 1,217 people - Pipariya Khati 1,202 people - Auriya 1,200 people All 190 villages in Chaurai ## Quick answers - How far is Palatwara from Chhindwara? 30 km by road - What is the population of Palatwara? 1,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palatwara in? Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palatwara? 72.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/palatwara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.