India’s first regional Pearl Millet research centre becomes operational in Rajasthan’s Gudamalani Balotra
Reported by The Times of India.
Panyla Kalan observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.
Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.
The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Panyla Kalan ranks #7 of 139 villages in Sindhari mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panyla Kalan is a village of 2,681 people in 458 households (Census 2011) in Sindhari tehsil, Balotra district, Rajasthan, the 7th-largest of 139 villages in Sindhari tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. It lies 105 km from the Balotra district centre, 30 km from Padroo, the nearest town, 49 km from Bhimarlai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 344033, served by Sindhari post office; the LGD village code is 88112. The nearest hospital or health centre is Governmet Hospital Sirana, 15 km away. The village votes in Luni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jogaram Patel. The population is estimated at 3,161 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Payla Kalan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panyla Kalan · this village | 2,681 | 53% | — |
| Tankon Ki Dhani · Sindhari | 616 | 45% | 3.7 km W |
| Sara Dhanji · Sindhari | 1,203 | 45% | 7.4 km SW |
| Lolawa · Sindhari | 1,250 | 42% | 11.5 km SW |
| Chandon Ki Dhani · Sindhari | 3,307 | 51% | 11.3 km E |
| Chhajala · Bagora | 1,869 | 30% | 12.3 km S |
| Rangala · Bagora | 1,746 | 39% | 12.1 km SE |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Reported by The Times of India.
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