# Palaskhand Village, Tushura, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Tushura, Balangir 

# Palaskhand

Palaskhand is a village in Tushura sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767029**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 144 households**, the 133rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 535people (2011)
- 144households
- 75.2%literacy
- 767029PIN code

## Palaskhand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palaskhand is 767029.** Palaskhand falls in Tushura sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767029
- Gram panchayatSarasmal
- Community development blockDeogaon
- Census village code420354

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

## How far is Palaskhand from nearby towns?

- Tushura (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)32 km by road
- Balangir (nearest town)35 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 Palaskhand?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Palaskhand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhutiarbahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balangir
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balangir
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Palaskhand known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 70% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palaskhand

Of every 100 households in Palaskhand in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palaskhand · ■ Tushura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Palaskhand?

■ Palaskhand · ■ Tushura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1240**

**958

Working population ****46.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 225 (91%)

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 Tushura

- Kotgaon548 people
- Kharda542 people
- Ghuna535 people
- Mundapala535 people
- Matupalli530 people
- Kukurkhai521 people
- Dahimal518 people
- Raipali518 people

[All 251 villages in Tushura](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/tushura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palaskhand?767029
- How far is Palaskhand from Balangir?32 km by road
- What is the population of Palaskhand?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaskhand in?Balangir district (Tushura sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palaskhand?75.2% (Census 2011)