# Palana Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Palana

Palana is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 220 households**, the 61st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 977people (2011)
- 220households
- 82.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Palana PIN code and other codes

Palana falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530852

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

## How far is Palana from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)78 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)14 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 Palana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Palana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Palana known for?

About 55% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Palana

Of every 100 households in Palana in 2011, 76 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palana · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**38%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****55%**

**62%

Television ****17%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Palana?

■ Palana · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**926

Working population ****48.7%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 156 (33%)

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

- Parwa999 people
- Walhai990 people
- Dighi978 people
- Kupati978 people
- Somthana975 people
- Bambarda962 people
- Kamatha957 people
- Dhotra911 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palana from Washim?78 km by road
- What is the population of Palana?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palana in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palana?82.0% (Census 2011)