# Palka Village, Bhabua, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhabua, Kaimur 

# Palka

Palka is a village in Bhabua sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,870 people in 343 households**, the 41st largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,870people (2011)
- 343households
- 61.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Palka PIN code and other codes

Palka falls in Bhabua sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumdum
- Community development blockBhabua
- Census village code249994

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

## How far is Palka from nearby towns?

- Bhabua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)5 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 Palka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Palka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhabua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baranasi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Palka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Palka

Of every 100 households in Palka in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palka · ■ Bhabua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**43%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Palka?

■ Palka · ■ Bhabua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**948

Working population ****28.3%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 55.4% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 176 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (22%) · **■** Other work 37 (7%) · **■** Marginal 197 (37%)

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 Bhabua

- Barkakir2,097 people
- Jamuawan2,025 people
- Narawan1,998 people
- Babura1,896 people
- Naua Jhoti1,803 people
- Jage Barawan1,787 people
- Mahuat1,761 people
- Tarhani1,714 people

[All 286 villages in Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palka from Bhabua?5 km by road
- What is the population of Palka?1,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palka in?Kaimur district (Bhabua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palka?61.5% (Census 2011)