Village · Deori, Gondiya
# Palangaon

Palangaon is a village in Deori sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,436 people in 311 households, the 14th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.
- 1,436 people (2011)
- 311 households
- 76.0% literacy
- 989 females per 1,000 males

## Palangaon PIN code and other codes

Palangaon falls in Deori sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Deori
- Census village code 538401

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Palangaon from nearby towns?
- Deori (sub-district HQ) 60 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ) 82 km by road
- Gondiya (nearest town) 82 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Palangaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Palangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Borgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deori
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Deori
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palangaon known for?

About 48% of the 694 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Palangaon

Of every 100 households in Palangaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palangaon · ■ Deori rural average
- Electricity for lighting 73% 67%
- Toilet within the home 63% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 37% 55%
- Tap water 0% 15%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 98% 88%
- Television 19% 22%
- Mobile phone 18% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 21%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Palangaon?

■ Palangaon · ■ Deori rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.0% 77.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 1021
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 816 996
- Working population 60.1% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 312 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 79 (9%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 20 (2%) · ■ Marginal 450 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Deori
- Dongargaon 1,575 people
- Ghonadi 1,537 people
- Serpar 1,494 people
- Futana 1,439 people
- Silapur 1,316 people
- Murpar 1,281 people
- Parsodi 1,262 people
- Chilhati 1,258 people

All 134 villages in Deori

## Quick answers
- How far is Palangaon from Gondiya? 82 km by road
- What is the population of Palangaon? 1,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palangaon in? Gondiya district (Deori sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palangaon? 76.0% (Census 2011)

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