# Palasgoan Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Palasgoan

Palasgoan is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 39 households**, the 102nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 161people (2011)
- 39households
- 81.6%literacy
- 769females per 1,000 males

## Palasgoan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538721

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

## How far is Palasgoan from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)110 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)67 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 Palasgoan?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virgad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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

- 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.

## What is Palasgoan known for?

About 37% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Palasgoan

Of every 100 households in Palasgoan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palasgoan · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**21%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****3%**

**87%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palasgoan?

■ Palasgoan · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****769**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**956

Working population ****70.2%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 68.8% for women. 71% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 102 (90%)

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

- Huryaldand181 people
- Jambhali174 people
- Bamhani163 people
- Dholdongri161 people
- Chikhaldhokada154 people
- Dongargaon154 people
- Joshitola151 people
- Bortola143 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Palasgoan from Gadchiroli?110 km by road
- What is the population of Palasgoan?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasgoan in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palasgoan?81.6% (Census 2011)