Village · Sakoli, Bhandara # Palaspani Palaspani is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,244 people in 303 households, the 34th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 1,244 people (2011) - 303 households - 79.4% literacy - 975 females per 1,000 males ## Palaspani PIN code and other codes Palaspani falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Sakoli - Census village code 537087 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palaspani from nearby towns? - Sakoli (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ) 52 km by road - Tumsar (nearest town) 47 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palaspani? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Palaspani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Yekodi - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Yekodi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakoli - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palaspani known for? About 50% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palaspani Of every 100 households in Palaspani in 2011, 71 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palaspani · ■ Sakoli rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 77% - Toilet within the home 36% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 50% - Tap water 20% 18% - Drinking water within premises 31% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 86% - Use banking services 76% 62% - Television 23% 30% - Mobile phone 38% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 19% 22% - Own their home 96% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palaspani? ■ Palaspani · ■ Sakoli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.4% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 973 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1044 942 - Working population 60.5% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 68.1% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 24 (3%) · ■ Marginal 715 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakoli - Jamanapur 1,480 people - Vihirgaon 1,415 people - Wadegaon 1,382 people - Sukali 1,295 people - Tudmapuri 1,210 people - Dharmapuri 1,176 people - Chargaon 1,130 people - Usgaon 1,078 people All 95 villages in Sakoli ## Other places named Palaspani - Palaspani · Village, Bhainsdehi, Betul · 1,344 people - Palaspani · Village, Shahpur, Betul · 1,275 people - Palaspani · Village, Pandhurna, Chhindwara · 1,005 people - Palaspani · Village, Sausar, Chhindwara · 935 people - Palaspani · Village, Ghoda Dongri, Betul · 612 people - Palaspani · Village, Athner, Betul · 532 people ## Quick answers - How far is Palaspani from Bhandara? 52 km by road - What is the population of Palaspani? 1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaspani in? Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palaspani? 79.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/palaspani/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.