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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Dantewada district|Dantewada]]<br />
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| population_total = 1961<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Other<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Gondi language|Gondi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Koya language|Koya]]<br />
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 494552<ref>[https://www.postalcodedb.com/Search.aspx Postal Codes and Zip Codes Database - PostCodesDB<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 07857 <br />
| registration_plate = CG-18<br />
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| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Jagdalpur]], [[Dantewada]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Bastar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bastar]]<br />
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'''Palnar''' is a village positioned in [[Kuwakonda]] Block of [[Dantewada district]] in [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/cm-raman-singh-to-lay-foundation-stone-of-first-cashless-village-in-chhattisgarh-4420105/|title=CM Raman Singh to lay foundation stone of ‘first cashless village’ in Chhattisgarh|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> Located in rural area of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, it is one among the 54 villages of Kuwakonda Block of Dantewada district. As per the government records, the village code of Palnar is 450279. The village has 432 houses.<br />
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According to [[2011 Census of India]], Palnar's population is 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=503447|title=Census 2011 details of Palnar village|publisher=Census of India|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> Out of this, 943 are males whereas the females count 1018 here. This village has 277 children in the age group of 0–6 years. Out of this 127 are boys and 150 are girls.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}<br />
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[[Dantewada district|Dantewada]] got Prime Minister's award for converting Palnar into a cashless village.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dantewada-district-gets-prime-ministers-award-for-converting-palnar-into-a-cashless-village/articleshow/58320086.cms|title=Dantewada district gets Prime Minister's award for converting Palnar into a cashless village|publisher=The Economic Times|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> After the 8 November demonetisation of high-value notes, Dantewada district collector Saurabh Kumar and his team managed to procure fibre and bandwidth from [[Essar Steel]] under its [[corporate social responsibility]] to create a free wi-fi zone of two and half square km area to kick start digital payments in the village market that houses 14 shops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/remote-chhattisgarh-village-gets-pm-award-for-going-cashless/1/934920.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215181019/https://www.indiatoday.in/|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2025|title=Remote Chhattisgarh village gets PM award for going cashless|publisher=India Today|access-date=29 December 2017 }}</ref> This village is now connected digitally though it has no cellular connectivity even now.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00lXWj3-2mU India’s Cashless Village - भारत का नकदी रहित गाँव – OMG! Chhattisgarh – HISTORY TV18]<br />
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