# Palaskundi Village, Dharni, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharni, Amravati 

# Palaskundi

Palaskundi is a village in Dharni sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **511 people in 134 households**, the 132nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 511people (2011)
- 134households
- 74.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Palaskundi PIN code and other codes

Palaskundi falls in Dharni sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDharni
- Census village code531412

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

## How far is Palaskundi from nearby towns?

- Dharni (sub-district HQ)59 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)175 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)63 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 Palaskundi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palaskundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Palaskundi known for?

About 10% of the 779 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Palaskundi

Of every 100 households in Palaskundi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palaskundi · ■ Dharni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

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

**15%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**35%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**62%

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 Palaskundi?

■ Palaskundi · ■ Dharni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**957

Working population ****60.3%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 293 (95%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Dharni

- Narwati595 people
- Bulumgavhan589 people
- Chethar579 people
- Koldadhana567 people
- Khamda510 people
- Phaildhana505 people
- Shiwaziri494 people
- Chopan466 people

[All 156 villages in Dharni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dharni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palaskundi from Amravati?175 km by road
- What is the population of Palaskundi?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaskundi in?Amravati district (Dharni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palaskundi?74.1% (Census 2011)