Village · Darwha, Yavatmal # Palashi Palashi is a village in Darwha sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,879 people in 390 households, the 18th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,879 people (2011) - 390 households - 80.8% literacy - 908 females per 1,000 males ## Palashi PIN code and other codes Palashi falls in Darwha sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Darwha - Census village code 542599 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palashi from nearby towns? - Darwha (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ) 55 km by road - Darwha (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palashi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Palashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lakhkhind - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darwha - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yavatmal - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palashi known for? The main crops are cotton, soybean and jowar. About 53% of the 1,205 hectares of village land is sown, and 622 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palashi Of every 100 households in Palashi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palashi · ■ Darwha rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 63% - Toilet within the home 70% 24% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 75% - Tap water 79% 45% - Drinking water within premises 72% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 92% - Use banking services 60% 57% - Television 18% 27% - Mobile phone 53% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 36% 49% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palashi? ■ Palashi · ■ Darwha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 82.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 948 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 781 938 - Working population 46.3% 51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 73.7% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 173 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 421 (48%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 38 (4%) · ■ Marginal 236 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Darwha - Chani 2,256 people - Hatola 2,131 people - Pimpalkhuta 2,110 people - Saikhed 1,917 people - Karjagaon 1,796 people - Shelodi 1,765 people - Dudhgaon 1,721 people - Dolhari 1,706 people All 145 villages in Darwha ## Other places named Palashi - Palashi · Village, Man, Satara · 7,151 people - Palashi · Town, North Twenty Four Parganas · 6,748 people - Palashi · Village, Parner, Ahmadnagar · 5,740 people - Palashi · Village, Soegaon, Aurangabad · 2,988 people - Palashi · Village, Khandala, Satara · 2,976 people - Palashi · Village, Khanapur, Sangli · 2,402 people ## Quick answers - How far is Palashi from Yavatmal? 55 km by road - What is the population of Palashi? 1,879 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palashi in? Yavatmal district (Darwha sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palashi? 80.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/darwha/palashi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.