# Palas Village, Jayapatna, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jayapatna, Kalahandi 

# Palas

Palas is a village in Jayapatna sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,065 people in 290 households**, the 64th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,065people (2011)
- 290households
- 48.5%literacy
- 766018PIN code

## Palas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palas is 766018.** Palas falls in Jayapatna sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766018
- Gram panchayatBad Pujhari Guda
- Community development blockJayapatna
- Census village code424177

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

## How far is Palas from nearby towns?

- Jayapatna (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)71 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)45 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 Palas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ladugaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Palas known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and vegetable**. About 82% of the 582 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Palas

Of every 100 households in Palas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palas · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Palas?

■ Palas · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**981

Working population ****55.4%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 35.4% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 388 (66%)

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 Jayapatna

- Ghantiguda1,117 people
- Khandidangriguda1,109 people
- Nagpheni1,101 people
- Matualguda1,098 people
- Bimala1,050 people
- Kukudi1,029 people
- Jariguma1,019 people
- Balagaon1,009 people

[All 148 villages in Jayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/jayapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palas?766018
- How far is Palas from Bhawanipatna?71 km by road
- What is the population of Palas?1,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palas in?Kalahandi district (Jayapatna sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palas?48.5% (Census 2011)