# Palha Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Palha

Palha is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 55 households**, the 172nd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 260people (2011)
- 55households
- 56.6%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Palha PIN code and other codes

Palha falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501167

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

## How far is Palha from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)90 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)45 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 Palha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Palha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amdoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Beohari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Palha known for?

About 20% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Palha

Of every 100 households in Palha in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palha · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**30%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Palha?

■ Palha · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**957

Working population ****29.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 45.4% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 6 (8%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 70 (91%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Aunta282 people
- Madha281 people
- Hidwah280 people
- Deolihan Tola267 people
- Mungaha254 people
- Muhdola251 people
- Mair Tola246 people
- Malauti234 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palha from Shahdol?90 km by road
- What is the population of Palha?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palha in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palha?56.6% (Census 2011)