# Palshya Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Palshya

Palshya is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 100 households**, the 100th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 477people (2011)
- 100households
- 60.0%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Palshya PIN code and other codes

Palshya falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531635

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

## How far is Palshya from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)112 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)20 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 Palshya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Palshya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Churani
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Churani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Palshya known for?

About 92% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 462 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 Palshya

Of every 100 households in Palshya in 2011, 30 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palshya · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****75%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Palshya?

■ Palshya · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2100**

**979

Working population ****58.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 47.5% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (13%) · **■** Marginal 139 (50%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Manbhang485 people
- Dabiya482 people
- Ahad478 people
- Borda478 people
- Chilati472 people
- Khongada467 people
- Jaitadehi463 people
- Domi447 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palshya from Amravati?112 km by road
- What is the population of Palshya?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palshya in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palshya?60.0% (Census 2011)