# Palana Village, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/palana/ Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi # Palana Palana is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766036**. The 2011 Census counted **2,714 people in 656 households**, the 5th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 2,714people (2011) - 656households - 49.3%literacy - 766036PIN code ## Palana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palana is 766036.** Palana falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766036 - Gram panchayatPalana - Community development blockBhawanipatna - Census village code423618 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? - Kegaon (sub-district HQ)57 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)57 km by road - Bhawanipatna (nearest town)34 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Palana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Borda - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pulses**. About 79% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 40 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palana · ■ Kegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **16% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****7%** **29% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****10%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****32%** **36% Own their home ****100%** **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 Palana? ■ Palana · ■ Kegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%** **54.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **943 Working population ****37.6%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 36.2% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (22%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (6%) · **■** Marginal 642 (63%) 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 Kegaon - Borda3,416 people - Mahaling3,076 people - Sanchergaon3,046 people - Chapria2,878 people - Kanduljhar2,418 people - Lanji2,207 people - Borbhata2,186 people - Khaliapali2,075 people [All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palana?766036 - How far is Palana from Bhawanipatna?57 km by road - What is the population of Palana?2,714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palana in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Palana?49.3% (Census 2011)