Palwancha scores 63 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 4195 of 6168 cities worldwide. The score combines the homicide rate, nearby conflict deaths, income equality and human development from published data (UNODC, UCDP, World Bank, UNDP).

Is Palwancha safe?

India · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

63.3High · rank 4195 / 6,168
safer than 32% of ranked cities

Palwancha is a city in India, home to about 114k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 4,195 of 6,168, with a safety score of 63.3 out of 100, placing it clearly above the global midpoint.

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country

Emergency 112 (ambulance, fire, police)

UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country5 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.

Deadliest recorded locations nearby

Bheji police circle in Sukma District in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh10 deaths · 1 event
Sukma-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh, near the Tekalgudem village.9 deaths · 1 event
Chalpaka Forest area near Eturnagaram village in Eturnagaram Mandal (administrative subdivision) in the Mulugu District of Telangana7 deaths · 1 event

UCDP-recorded organized-violence deaths within 100 km of Palwancha, 2022-2024, at the locations the source itself names. Conflict deaths, not street crime.

Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country

India-Pakistan border area
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Manipur
travel by air to and from the city of Jammu
travel within the city of Jammu

Named in the official UK travel advice for India (in full or in part - the advisory lists exact boundaries and exceptions). These are country-level warnings and may be far from Palwancha.

How safe is Palwancha really?

No published homicide figure exists for Palwancha itself, so the national rate stands in: India recorded 2.7 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 - close to the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. India is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 25.5), and low inequality is the strongest structural predictor of low city violence in this data.

Palwancha also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 89 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 46 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were Bheji police circle in Sukma District in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh (10 deaths), Sukma-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh, near the Tekalgudem village. (9 deaths), Chalpaka Forest area near Eturnagaram village in Eturnagaram Mandal (administrative subdivision) in the Mulugu District of Telangana (7 deaths).

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates India at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2025-06-15). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of this country, naming 5 specific areas - listed above with the official advisory linked for exact boundaries and exceptions. Both advisories are country-level: no official source publishes verified neighborhood-level crime guidance for individual cities, which is why this page reports named areas only where an official source names them.

What to watch out for in India

Terrorism in India · Demonstrations and mass gatherings · Protecting your belongings · Scams · Drink and food spiking · Methanol poisoning · Sexual assault · Dress code · Alcohol laws and bans · Smoking and vapes bans · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Using cameras and binoculars in secure areas · Satellite phones and other devices · Swimming safety · +14 more

Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for India — country-level, not specific to Palwancha. Read what each one says →

The numbers

Homicide rate: 2.7 /100knational rate, 2023
Conflict deaths: 89within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 25.5country, 2022
Human development: HDI 0.685country, 2023
Income: $11,600/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 114kurban centre · 4,761/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 15.6 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 52/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 56/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 39/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 5.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.61Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 54.1 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 76%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.7 doctors /1k1.6 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 2 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in India

Flood: 9.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 8.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 7.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Cyclone: 7.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 5.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe India as a whole, not Palwancha specifically.

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in India (as of 2025).

All country-level figures shared by every city in India; none of them affect the safety score.

How the score works

Low homicide40%54

Peace25%51

Equality25%88

Development10%69

One fixed, calibrated mix for every city: 40% homicide · 25% peace · 25% equality · 10% HDI. Homicide and conflict deaths are measured outcomes; income inequality carries the structural share because it predicts real city violence far better than national income (which is shown above but scored at zero). Each factor maps to 0-100 against fixed anchors, missing data drops out and is never estimated, and cities with data behind less than half the weighting get “no data” instead of a score. For Palwancha that gives 63.3/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Palwancha compared with Vijayawada

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Palwancha, red favours Vijayawada.
Measure	Palwancha	Vijayawada	Difference
Safety score	63.3	78.4	−15.1 — better for Vijayawada
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	2.7 /100k	1.8 /100k	+0.9 /100k — better for Vijayawada
Conflict deaths within 100 km	89	0	+89 — better for Vijayawada

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Both cities are in India, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Vijayawada →

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