Palana, Karanja, Washim, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palana


The village Palana is located in Karanja Tahsil of Washim District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Karanja Community Development Block. The nearest town is Karanja, which is about 14 kilometers away from Palana.

Travel and Communication for Palana


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palana,
Washim,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palana


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Palana is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Palana is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Palana


As per available data from the year 2009, 977 persons live in 220 house holds in the village Palana. There are 475 female individuals and 502 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.62% and males constitute 51.38% of the total population.

There are 126 scheduled castes persons of which 58 are females and 68 are males. Females constitute 46.03% and males constitute 53.97% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 12.9% of the total population.

There are 8 scheduled tribes persons of which 6 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 75% and males constitute 25% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.82% of the total population.

Population density of Palana is 142.35 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palana


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Total area of Palana is 686.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 380 ha. About 24 ha is un-irrigated area. About 356 ha is irrigated area. About 24 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 66.03 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 3 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 10.4 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 35.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palana


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Palana.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Palana.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a government middle school in Kajaleshwar, which is less than 5 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Kajaleshwar, which is less than 5 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Karanja, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

Colleges in Palana


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Karanja, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Karanja, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Amravati, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Amravati, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Karanja, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

Other Educational Facilities in Palana


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karanja, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Amaravati, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Amravati, which is more than 10 kms away from Palana.

Healthcare Facilities in Palana


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Palana.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Palana.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palana.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Palana.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Palana.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Palana.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Palana.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Palana.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palana.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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