Palu, Lanja
Palu (पालु) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Lanja Taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, which falls under Lanja block. It belongs to Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg parliament constituency and Rajapur assembly constituency. Ramesh Bhagwan Kurane is the President of Palu Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address kuraneramesh@gmail.com and mobile number 90967xxx39. The Secretary is Navnath Mukund Khade, who can be reached at email address navnathkhade720@gmai.com and mobile number 94201xxx39. The Panchayat address is A/p Palu Tal-Lanja Dist-Ratnagiri, Lanja, Pincode - 416701. You can reach there by taking a bus till Palu bus stop which is less than a km away.
As on May 2024, the current population of Palu is 866 out of which 396 are males and rest 470 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1187 females per 1000 males. There are around 76 teenagers in Palu. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 554 persons can read and write. Total 239 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 204 households in Palu, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 331. The pincode of Palu is 416701 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Lanja Sub Post office
- Govil Branch Post office
- Hardakhale Branch Post office
- Indavati Branch Post office
- Isavali Branch Post office
Schools
Palu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Palu No.1
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Palu Bhalekar
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Palu Bouddha
Hospitals
Palu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Jawade Primary Health Center
- Jawade Sub-Center
- Referral Hospital Lanja Community Health Center
- Khawadi Sub-Center
- Palu Sub-Center
Banks
Palu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- HDFC Bank Lanja
- IndusInd Bank Lanja
- Janata Sahakari Bank Lanja
- Bank of Maharashtra Lanja
- State Bank of India Lanja
Covered villages
Palu Village Panchayat manages total 4 villages.