# Palasgaon Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Palasgaon

Palasgaon is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 24 households**, the 173rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 110people (2011)
- 24households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Palasgaon PIN code and other codes

Palasgaon falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539066

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?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)83 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)83 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)74 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Penthari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Penthari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Palasgaon known for?

The main crops are **pulses**. About 19% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palasgaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**972

Working population ****59.1%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (15%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Dhanora

- Saranda Bk114 people
- Hadapeth113 people
- Marma112 people
- Sindesur111 people
- Wadgaon109 people
- Arjuni107 people
- Bhapada104 people
- Devsur98 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palasgaon from Gadchiroli?83 km by road
- What is the population of Palasgaon?110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palasgaon?65.6% (Census 2011)