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Palna

पालना
Khacharod mandal
Pincode 456224
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Annu Bai
Contact: 98****9762
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LGD code
471111
Pincode
456224
Post office
Khachraud
Population
908
Households
205
Literacy rate
40.5%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
401
Distance to district centre
56 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Bhopal
221 km
Distance to Mumbai
540 km
Nearest railway station
Khachrod · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CH Khachrod · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Palna compares

By population, Palna ranks #67 of 109 villages in Khacharod mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.5%
−14.6% vs mandal average
Palna
40.5%
Khacharod mandal
55.1%
Ujjain district
62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+3 vs mandal average
Palna
970
Khacharod mandal
967
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
Palna
4.4
Khacharod mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Palna at a glance

Palna is a village of 908 people in 205 households (Census 2011) in Khacharod tehsil, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, the 67th-largest of 109 villages in Khacharod tehsil. Literacy is 41%, 15 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Ujjain district centre, 6 km from Khachrod railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 456224, served by Khachraud post office; the LGD village code is 471111. The nearest hospital or health centre is CH Khachrod, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Annu Bai , and the village votes in Nagada-Khachrod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Tejbahadur Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 1,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barlai

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Palna · this village90841%
Palna · Ambah80967%0 km N
Naredikhurd · Khacharod93357%2.1 km W
Barlai · Khacharod97357%2.8 km S
Bhanwasa · Khacharod1,31557%2.9 km W
Dupdawada · Khacharod1,17656%3.5 km E
Arjala · Khacharod1,24444%4.1 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palna

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHACHAROD
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
471.6
Irrigated area (ha)
94.1
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Palna

LGD code
471111
Pincode
456224
Post office
Khachraud
Population (Census 2011)
908
Population (projected 2026)
1,071
Households
205
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
40.5%
Coordinates
23.40343°N, 75.25265°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujjain
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nagada-Khachrod
Member of Parliament
Anil Firojiya
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dr. Tejbahadur Singh Chauhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Annu Bai
Block / Mandal
Khacharod
Getting there

How to reach Palna

Mandal centre
Khacharod · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ujjain · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal221 kmcapital
  • Mumbai540 km
  • Delhi611 km
  • Hyderabad749 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKhachrod6 km
  • Hospital / PHCCH Khachrod4 km
  • CollegePrincipal's Bungalow27 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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