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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 577348
- Pincode
- 508257
- Post office
- Gudipalli
- Population
- 3,132
- Households
- 785
- Literacy rate
- 48%
- Sex ratio
- 1006 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,417
- Distance to district centre
- 198 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 175 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 157 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 354 km
- Nearest railway station
- Poodoor · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub Centre, Bijwaram · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palwai compares
By population, Palwai ranks #4 of 27 villages in Gurrampode mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.0%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Palwai
- 48.0%
- Gurrampode mandal
- 48.5%
- Nalgonda district
- 57.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
+23 vs mandal average
- Palwai
- 1,006
- Gurrampode mandal
- 983
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Palwai
- 4.0
- Gurrampode mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palwai at a glance
Palwai is a village of 3,132 people in 785 households (Census 2011) in Gurrampode mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana, the 4th-largest of 27 villages in Gurrampode mandal. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the mandal average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. It lies 198 km from the Nalgonda district centre, 25 km from Amarchinta, the nearest town, 6 km from Poodoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 508257, served by Gudipalli post office; the LGD village code is 577348. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub Centre, Bijwaram, 7 km away. The population is estimated at 3,477 in 2026, up 11% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palwai · this village | 3,132 | 48% | — |
| Palwai · Maldakal | 4,730 | 39% | 0 km N |
| Burdipad · Maldakal | 410 | 59% | 2.8 km NW |
| D.Amaravai · Maldakal | 3,479 | 37% | 4 km W |
| Amarvai · Maldakal | — | — | 4 km W |
| Kakulavaram · Gadwal | 1,890 | 38% | 4.2 km NW |
| Neelipally · Maldakal | — | — | 4.8 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palwai
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NALGONDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALWAI
- Total area (ha)
- 2,882
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palwai
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Key facts — Palwai
- LGD code
- 577348
- Pincode
- 508257
- Post office
- Gudipalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,132
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,477
- Households
- 785
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1006
- Literacy rate
- 48.0%
- Coordinates
- 16.14679°N, 77.76954°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Malkajgiri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Malkajgiri
- Member of Parliament
- Etela Rajender
- Block / Mandal
- Gurrampode
Getting there
How to reach Palwai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Hyderabad157 kmcapital
- Bengaluru354 km
- Chennai434 km
- Mumbai612 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPoodoor6 km
- Bus stopTGSRTC Bus Station , Gadwal11 km
- Hospital / PHCSub Centre, Bijwaram7 km
- ATM / bankAndhra Bank, Momin mohalla10 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump, Maldakal8 km
- CollegeNivedhitha College32 km
- Police stationDharoor police station20 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 508257
- GudipallePedda Adesherlapally mandal3,227 pop
- Bheemana PallePedda Adesherlapally mandal1,984 pop
- GummadavallyKondamallepally mandal1,962 pop
- MadhapurPedda Adesherlapally mandal1,898 pop
- GhanpurPedda Adesherlapally mandal1,671 pop
- MosangiGurrampode mandal1,448 pop
- Keshamneni PallePedda Adesherlapally mandal1,385 pop
- PolkampallePedda Adesherlapally mandal1,131 pop
- Chilka MarryPedda Adesherlapally mandal1,103 pop
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Other villages named Palwai
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Villages near Palwai
Other villages in Gurrampode mandal
View all 26 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)