# Palatwada Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/palatwada/ Village · Parasia, Chhindwara # Palatwada Palatwada is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,959 people in 391 households**, the 9th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%. - 1,959people (2011) - 391households - 73.9%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Palatwada PIN code and other codes Palatwada falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockParasia - Census village code494740 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palatwada from nearby towns? - Parasia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)24 km by road - Dongar Parasia (nearest town)20 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 Palatwada? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palatwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Palatwada known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 55% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Palatwada Of every 100 households in Palatwada in 2011, 76 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palatwada · ■ Parasia rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **75% Toilet within the home ****25%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **81% Tap water ****30%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **87% Use banking services ****23%** **47% Television ****22%** **24% Mobile phone ****36%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **48% Own their home ****82%** **82% 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 Palatwada? ■ Palatwada · ■ Parasia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **67.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **985 Working population ****32.4%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 66.4% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 92 (15%) · **■** Marginal 420 (66%) 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 Parasia - Jatachhapar2,800 people - Damua2,313 people - Bhajipani2,296 people - Mayawadi2,149 people - Dhamniya1,824 people - Darbai1,714 people - Pagara1,684 people - Dhala1,634 people [All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palatwada from Chhindwara?24 km by road - What is the population of Palatwada?1,959 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palatwada in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palatwada?73.9% (Census 2011)