# Palanki Village, Konch, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Palanki

Palanki is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 96 households**, the 96th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 748people (2011)
- 96households
- 78.3%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Palanki PIN code and other codes

Palanki falls in Konch sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAnti
- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254637

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

## How far is Palanki from nearby towns?

- Konch (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)26 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 Palanki?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Palanki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Konch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Palanki known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palanki

Of every 100 households in Palanki in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palanki · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**47%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Palanki?

■ Palanki · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**943

Working population ****34.4%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 63.5% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 210 (82%)

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 Konch

- Alpa808 people
- Salempur797 people
- Jani Bigha769 people
- Rupaspur767 people
- Rampur708 people
- Kathutia690 people
- Peare Chak640 people
- Kalyanpur638 people

[All 141 villages in Konch](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/konch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palanki from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Palanki?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palanki in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palanki?78.3% (Census 2011)