# Palona Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Palona

Palona is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,888 people in 327 households**, the 35th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 1,888people (2011)
- 327households
- 23.9%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Palona PIN code and other codes

Palona falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477975

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

## How far is Palona from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)90 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 Palona?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padlya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Palona known for?

About 79% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Palona

Of every 100 households in Palona in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palona · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****84%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Palona?

■ Palona · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.9%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**965

Working population ****46.7%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.5% for men and 18.3% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 582 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (30%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%)

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 Jhiranya

- Kakariya1,996 people
- Abhapuri1,979 people
- Harankundiya1,898 people
- Gawala1,889 people
- Peepri1,888 people
- Nahaldari1,793 people
- Marugarh1,792 people
- Runda1,762 people

[All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palona from Khargone?90 km by road
- What is the population of Palona?1,888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palona in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palona?23.9% (Census 2011)