# Palasgaon Village, Ballarpur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/ballarpur/palasgaon/ Village · Ballarpur, Chandrapur # Palasgaon Palasgaon is a village in Ballarpur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,402 people in 587 households**, the 4th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 2,402people (2011) - 587households - 80.3%literacy - 862females per 1,000 males ## Palasgaon PIN code and other codes Palasgaon falls in Ballarpur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBallarpur - Census village code541534 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palasgaon from nearby towns? - Ballarpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)30 km by road - Ballarpur (nearest town)18 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 Palasgaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Palasgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palasgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Ballarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ballarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Palasgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and soybean**. About 79% of the 926 hectares of village land is sown, and 611 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 Palasgaon Of every 100 households in Palasgaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palasgaon · ■ Ballarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **82% Toilet within the home ****22%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **66% Tap water ****0%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **76% Use banking services ****72%** **73% Television ****36%** **35% Mobile phone ****38%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **34% Own their home ****90%** **88% 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 Palasgaon? ■ Palasgaon · ■ Ballarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **884 Working population ****56.3%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 70.7% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (9%) · **■** Marginal 810 (60%) 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 Ballarpur - Kothari5,798 people - Bamhani4,349 people - Manora2,462 people - Kawadjai1,694 people - Kalamna1,295 people - Jogapur1,193 people - Daheli1,170 people [All 31 villages in Ballarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/ballarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palasgaon from Chandrapur?30 km by road - What is the population of Palasgaon?2,402 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palasgaon in?Chandrapur district (Ballarpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palasgaon?80.3% (Census 2011)