# Paloha Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/paloha/ Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur # Paloha Paloha is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,118 people in 1,059 households**, the 4th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 5,118people (2011) - 1,059households - 73.5%literacy - 857females per 1,000 males ## Paloha PIN code and other codes Paloha falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSaikheda - Census village code490738 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paloha from nearby towns? - Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)67 km by road - Gadarwara (nearest town)12 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 Paloha? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Paloha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Paloha known for? About 89% of the 1,456 hectares of village land is sown, and 922 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 Paloha Of every 100 households in Paloha in 2011, 76 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paloha · ■ Gadarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **63% Toilet within the home ****28%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **73% Tap water ****15%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****54%** **32% Television ****41%** **24% Mobile phone ****45%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **44% Own their home ****98%** **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 Paloha? ■ Paloha · ■ Gadarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **927 Working population ****38.6%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 63.6% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 531 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 789 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (6%) · **■** Marginal 540 (27%) 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 Gadarwara - Saikheda9,602 people - Babai Kalan8,008 people - Kaudiya5,543 people - Barha4,612 people - Bohani3,982 people - Tumda3,759 people - Khulri3,615 people [All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paloha from Narsimhapur?67 km by road - What is the population of Paloha?5,118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paloha in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paloha?73.5% (Census 2011)