# Palependhari Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Palependhari

Palependhari is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,381 people in 328 households**, the 35th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 1,381people (2011)
- 328households
- 75.7%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Palependhari PIN code and other codes

Palependhari falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537429

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

## How far is Palependhari from nearby towns?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Pauni (nearest town)23 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 Palependhari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Palependhari; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhandara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamali
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 · 20 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 Palependhari known for?

About 59% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Palependhari

Of every 100 households in Palependhari in 2011, 60 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palependhari · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**32%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**59%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Palependhari?

■ Palependhari · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**966

Working population ****62.6%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 67.5% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 809 (94%)

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 Lakhandur

- Chicholi1,446 people
- Rohani1,438 people
- Dholsar1,389 people
- Dahegaon1,383 people
- Puyar1,330 people
- Irali Kh.1,288 people
- Khairi1,286 people
- Nanded1,286 people

[All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palependhari from Bhandara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Palependhari?1,381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palependhari in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palependhari?75.7% (Census 2011)