# Palora Village, Karanja, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Wardha 

# Palora

Palora is a village in Karanja sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **726 people in 177 households**, the 50th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 726people (2011)
- 177households
- 84.8%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Palora PIN code and other codes

Palora falls in Karanja sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code533546

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

## How far is Palora from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)85 km by road
- Arvi (nearest town)22 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 Palora?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arvi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Palora known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 75% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Palora

Of every 100 households in Palora in 2011, 89 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palora · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**52%

Tap water ****89%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**83%

Use banking services ****69%**

**70%

Television ****51%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Palora?

■ Palora · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**959

Working population ****62.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 77.7% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 32 (7%)

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 Karanja

- Met Hiraji775 people
- Selgaon759 people
- Junapani758 people
- Nagazari727 people
- Susund704 people
- Borgaon Gondi680 people
- Dhawasa678 people
- Morshi663 people

[All 121 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palora from Wardha?85 km by road
- What is the population of Palora?726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palora in?Wardha district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palora?84.8% (Census 2011)