Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj
# Palsa Milik

Palsa Milik is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 1,245 people in 221 households, the 41st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 1,245 people (2011)
- 221 households
- 55.5% literacy
- 855101 PIN code

## Palsa Milik PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Palsa Milik is 855101. Palsa Milik falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- PIN code 855101
- Gram panchayat Lohagara
- Community development block Dighalbank
- Census village code 222299

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Palsa Milik from nearby towns?
- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Palsa Milik?

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

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dakipada
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dighalbank
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palsa Milik known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 75% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Palsa Milik

Of every 100 households in Palsa Milik in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palsa Milik · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 9%
- Toilet within the home 2% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95%
- Tap water 3% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 2% 16%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 27% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 34% 30%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Palsa Milik?

■ Palsa Milik · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.5% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 951 979
- Working population 20.2% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 37.8% for women. 34% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 139 (55%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 14 (6%) · ■ Marginal 39 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank
- Malmali 1,890 people
- Garumara 1,615 people
- Suribhita 1,581 people
- Maltoli 1,338 people
- Tanghan Tapu 1,241 people
- Dighal Bank 1,201 people
- Talwar Bandha 1,198 people
- Gurhmurha 1,160 people

All 81 villages in Dighalbank

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Palsa Milik? 855101
- How far is Palsa Milik from Kishanganj? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Palsa Milik? 1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palsa Milik in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palsa Milik? 55.5% (Census 2011)

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