# Palma Village, Bhaiyathan, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja 

# Palma

Palma is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497235**. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 337 households**, the 30th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,533people (2011)
- 337households
- 59.7%literacy
- 497235PIN code

## Palma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palma is 497235.** Palma falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497235
- Gram panchayatPalma
- Community development blockBhaiyathan
- Census village code432785

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

## How far is Palma from nearby towns?

- Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)10 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 Palma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Palma known for?

About 72% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Palma

Of every 100 households in Palma in 2011, 59 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palma · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**64%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palma?

■ Palma · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**958

Working population ****51.3%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 51.8% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 710 (90%)

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 Bhaiyathan

- Baraudhi1,696 people
- Dharampur1,672 people
- Masira1,653 people
- Karkoli Naya1,537 people
- Baijnathnagar1,522 people
- Darripara1,470 people
- Sudamanagar1,397 people
- Chandra Medha1,386 people

[All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palma?497235
- How far is Palma from Ambikapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Palma?1,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palma in?Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palma?59.7% (Census 2011)