# Palsa Istamrar Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Palsa Istamrar

Palsa Istamrar is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 97 households**, the 88th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 467people (2011)
- 97households
- 30.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Palsa Istamrar PIN code and other codes

Palsa Istamrar falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSihagaon
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224751

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

## How far is Palsa Istamrar from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)72 km by road
- Dalkhola (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 Palsa Istamrar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Palsa Istamrar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shekhalitola
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Palsa Istamrar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Palsa Istamrar

Of every 100 households in Palsa Istamrar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palsa Istamrar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palsa Istamrar?

■ Palsa Istamrar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.6%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**953

Working population ****24.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.5% for men and 25.6% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (76%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Balrampur

- Biswaspur538 people
- Balia Bhag Milik535 people
- Bankatta514 people
- Baldia Gachhi494 people
- Pealapur464 people
- Haripur460 people
- Milikpur Milik459 people
- Malaur427 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palsa Istamrar from Katihar?72 km by road
- What is the population of Palsa Istamrar?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palsa Istamrar in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palsa Istamrar?30.6% (Census 2011)