# Palsawad Village, Gulana, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/palsawad/ Village · Gulana, Shajapur # Palsawad Palsawad is a village in Gulana sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,986 people in 394 households**, the 18th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 1,986people (2011) - 394households - 70.9%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Palsawad PIN code and other codes Palsawad falls in Gulana sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMoman Badodiya - Census village code472874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palsawad from nearby towns? - Gulana (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Akodia (nearest town)4 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 Palsawad? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Palsawad; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akodiya Mandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Shajapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Palsawad known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 1,037 hectares of village land is sown, and 362 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 Palsawad Of every 100 households in Palsawad in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palsawad · ■ Gulana rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **83% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****42%** **39% Television ****50%** **26% Mobile phone ****71%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **34% Own their home ****98%** **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 Palsawad? ■ Palsawad · ■ Gulana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **897 Working population ****58.4%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 53.1% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 548 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (30%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (9%) · **■** Marginal 142 (12%) 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 Gulana - Makodi2,723 people - Mudlay2,624 people - Nipaniya Dhakad2,132 people - Ghunsi2,064 people - Bhensrod1,976 people - Borsali1,957 people - Kethlay1,954 people - Chitawad1,948 people [All 98 villages in Gulana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palsawad from Shajapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Palsawad?1,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palsawad in?Shajapur district (Gulana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palsawad?70.9% (Census 2011)