# Pale Village, Mahad, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mahad/pale/ Village · Mahad, Raigarh # Pale Pale is a village in Mahad sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,203 people in 462 households**, the 9th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 2,203people (2011) - 462households - 78.9%literacy - 1,063females per 1,000 males ## Pale PIN code and other codes Pale falls in Mahad sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMahad - Census village code555053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pale from nearby towns? - Mahad (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)116 km by road - Mahad (nearest town)2 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 Pale? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahad - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mahad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Pale known for? About 90% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Pale Of every 100 households in Pale in 2011, 96 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pale · ■ Mahad rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****40%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **28% Tap water ****37%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **70% Use banking services ****46%** **54% Television ****60%** **42% Mobile phone ****61%** **46% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****14%** **29% Own their home ****86%** **88% 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 Pale? ■ Pale · ■ Mahad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063** **1059 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **957 Working population ****36.2%** **42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 71.5% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 351 (44%) · **■** Marginal 220 (28%) 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 Mahad - Chambharkhind2,462 people - Mahad2,430 people - Kalij2,410 people - Appar Tudil2,357 people - Nate2,116 people - Karanjadi1,946 people - Bhave1,870 people - Vinhere1,853 people [All 181 villages in Mahad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mahad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pale from Alibag?116 km by road - What is the population of Pale?2,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pale in?Raigarh district (Mahad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pale?78.9% (Census 2011)