# Palasgaon Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Palasgaon

Palasgaon is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **369 people in 97 households**, the 78th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 369people (2011)
- 97households
- 80.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Palasgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538647

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?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)64 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)43 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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.

## Homes and amenities in Palasgaon

Of every 100 households in Palasgaon in 2011, 79 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palasgaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**87%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Palasgaon?

■ Palasgaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**956

Working population ****68.6%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 70.4% for women. 69% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 220 (87%)

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 Kurkheda

- Lawari404 people
- Fari385 people
- Dongargaon379 people
- Gargada373 people
- Andhali364 people
- Marartola357 people
- Laxmipur349 people
- Chipari315 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palasgaon from Gadchiroli?64 km by road
- What is the population of Palasgaon?369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palasgaon?80.9% (Census 2011)