About Palachalma Village

Palachalma is a small village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 198 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1096.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palachalma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palachalma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Konta
Pincode	494114
Area (hectares)	1096.8 hectares
Population	393
Male Population	198
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palachalma compares

By the 2011 count Palachalma is the 73rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 1096.8 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Palachalma

Palachalma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palachalma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nilamadgu, Nilawada, Nilawaya and Nimalguda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Palachalma

As per the Census of India 2011, Palachalma village had a population of 393. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Palachalma village has 198 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palachalma has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Palachalma is 494114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palachalma covers 1096.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palachalma falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Palachalma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palachalma.

Palachalma is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.