# Palaskhobra Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Palaskhobra

Palaskhobra is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 87 households**, the 150th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 469people (2011)
- 87households
- 52.7%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Palaskhobra PIN code and other codes

Palaskhobra falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525031

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

## How far is Palaskhobra from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)85 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)108 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)51 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 Palaskhobra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Palaskhobra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandava
- ○Degree college10+ km · Molagi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Palaskhobra known for?

The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 10% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Palaskhobra

Of every 100 households in Palaskhobra in 2011, 0 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.

■ Palaskhobra · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

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

**18%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**77%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Palaskhobra?

■ Palaskhobra · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**949

Working population ****55.0%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 44.5% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 66 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (68%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Chandpur543 people
- Kanjala535 people
- Nendwan Kh523 people
- Khatkuwa471 people
- Manibeli458 people
- Ghunsi452 people
- Ambaribar439 people
- Morhi431 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palaskhobra from Nandurbar?108 km by road
- What is the population of Palaskhobra?469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaskhobra in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palaskhobra?52.7% (Census 2011)