# Palkheda Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Palkheda

Palkheda is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 66 households**, the 99th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 268people (2011)
- 66households
- 78.8%literacy
- 799females per 1,000 males

## Palkheda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539010

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

## How far is Palkheda from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)22 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 Palkheda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Palkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chatgaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chatgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Palkheda known for?

About 16% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Palkheda

Of every 100 households in Palkheda in 2011, 48 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palkheda · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**78%

Television ****20%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palkheda?

■ Palkheda · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****799**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**972

Working population ****65.3%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 99 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 72 (41%)

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

- Kangadi279 people
- Bodhankheda274 people
- Bori274 people
- Darchi270 people
- Modebhatti265 people
- Yerandi257 people
- Morchul253 people
- Cichoda250 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Palkheda from Gadchiroli?30 km by road
- What is the population of Palkheda?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkheda in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palkheda?78.8% (Census 2011)