# Palas Village, Junagarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Junagarh, Kalahandi 

# Palas

Palas is a village in Junagarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766023**. The 2011 Census counted **2,491 people in 648 households**, the 12th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 2,491people (2011)
- 648households
- 60.9%literacy
- 766023PIN code

## Palas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palas is 766023.** Palas falls in Junagarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766023
- Gram panchayatPalas
- Community development blockJunagarh
- Census village code423732

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?

- Junagarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)32 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)6 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Junagarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Junagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharamagarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Palas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 315 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 Palas

Of every 100 households in Palas in 2011, 50 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palas · ■ Junagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**14%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 · ■ Junagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**949

Working population ****37.7%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 47.1% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (9%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 329 (35%) · **■** Marginal 323 (34%)

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 Junagarh

- Mahichala2,584 people
- Devandi2,564 people
- Koiligaon2,542 people
- Michhagaon2,500 people
- Kaliakundal2,486 people
- Habaspur2,323 people
- Chakuli2,316 people
- Bhaunriguda2,314 people

[All 167 villages in Junagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/junagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palas?766023
- How far is Palas from Bhawanipatna?32 km by road
- What is the population of Palas?2,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palas in?Kalahandi district (Junagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palas?60.9% (Census 2011)