# Palkhan Village, Hatpiplya, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hatpiplya, Dewas 

# Palkhan

Palkhan is a village in Hatpiplya sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,491 people in 322 households**, the 15th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 1,491people (2011)
- 322households
- 66.5%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Palkhan PIN code and other codes

Palkhan falls in Hatpiplya sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBagli
- Census village code474164

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

## How far is Palkhan from nearby towns?

- Hatpiplya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)60 km by road
- Hatpiplya (nearest town)15 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 Palkhan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Palkhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamlapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Palkhan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 71% of the 824 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Palkhan

Of every 100 households in Palkhan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palkhan · ■ Hatpiplya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**35%

Television ****15%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Palkhan?

■ Palkhan · ■ Hatpiplya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**922

Working population ****53.3%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 51.4% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 304 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (6%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 431 (54%)

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 Hatpiplya

- Khajuriybina1,698 people
- Rojadi1,632 people
- Tappasukalya1,541 people
- Bhilamla.1,523 people
- Borkhedapurwiya1,412 people
- Chansiya1,390 people
- Manasa Karnawad1,293 people
- Guradiya Hathi1,265 people

[All 97 villages in Hatpiplya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/hatpiplya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palkhan from Dewas?60 km by road
- What is the population of Palkhan?1,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkhan in?Dewas district (Hatpiplya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palkhan?66.5% (Census 2011)