# Palsa Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/palsa/ Village · Amour, Purnia # Palsa Palsa is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **2,291 people in 484 households**, the 49th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 2,291people (2011) - 484households - 48.4%literacy - 854315PIN code ## Palsa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palsa is 854315.** Palsa falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854315 - Gram panchayatRangrailal Toli - Community development blockAmour - Census village code223715 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palsa from nearby towns? - Amour (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)48 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)48 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Palsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Palsa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 77% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Of every 100 households in Palsa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palsa · ■ Amour rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****1%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****19%** **16% Television ****0%** **2% Mobile phone ****27%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****57%** **41% 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 Palsa? ■ Palsa · ■ Amour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **946 Working population ****26.2%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.4% for men and 34.6% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (27%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 362 (60%) 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 Amour - Pathantoli2,476 people - Tilanga2,424 people - Ramnagar2,421 people - Bishunpur2,349 people - Simalia2,285 people - Belgachhi2,253 people - Gangaili2,199 people - Kharhia2,183 people [All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palsa?854315 - How far is Palsa from Purnia?48 km by road - What is the population of Palsa?2,291 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palsa in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Palsa?48.4% (Census 2011)