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PLACES
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PALKHEDA
Palkheda, with in 1971 a population of 807 persons, is a small village in Gondia tahsil situated about 10 miles from Gondia. There is a primary school in the village. The supply of water, drawn from wells and a tank falls short during the hot season. Palkheda was a zamindari estate of which available details are as given below: " This estate lies in the south-east of the Tirora tahsil, bordering Sakoli.... Its area is 41 square miles and it contains 21 villages. There is a good deal of hilly wooded country. The family are descended from Deo, fifth son of Kolu Patel, the founder of Kamtha [Bhandara District Gazetteer, 1908 ed. p. 216.]".
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