# Palokata Village, Tamulpur, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamulpur, Baksa 

# Palokata

Palokata is a village in Tamulpur sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **937 people in 178 households**, the 99th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 937people (2011)
- 178households
- 59.4%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Palokata PIN code and other codes

Palokata falls in Tamulpur sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockTamulpur
- Census village code304664

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palokata from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (sub-district HQ)91 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)46 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Palokata?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Palokata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tamulpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tamulpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palokata known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 47% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palokata

Of every 100 households in Palokata in 2011, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palokata · ■ Tamulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**26%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palokata?

■ Palokata · ■ Tamulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**988

Working population ****27.5%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 52.0% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 84 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tamulpur

- Kahibari958 people
- Barkhata956 people
- Sidhinathpur951 people
- Kumarpara948 people
- Punia936 people
- Sapkata920 people
- Chandra Nagar916 people
- Ekrabil911 people

[All 183 villages in Tamulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/tamulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palokata from Mushalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Palokata?937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palokata in?Baksa district (Tamulpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Palokata?59.4% (Census 2011)