# Palkiri Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Palkiri

Palkiri is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,221 people in 640 households**, the 17th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 3,221people (2011)
- 640households
- 56.2%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Palkiri PIN code and other codes

Palkiri falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPalkiri
- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362815

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

## How far is Palkiri from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)19 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 Palkiri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palkiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Palkiri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 89% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palkiri

Of every 100 households in Palkiri in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palkiri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**77%

Use banking services ****27%**

**41%

Television ****32%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**17%

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 Palkiri?

■ Palkiri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**959

Working population ****26.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 39.8% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (15%) · **■** Marginal 601 (70%)

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 Chandankiyari

- Tentulia3,470 people
- Barajor3,465 people
- Saharjuri3,457 people
- Banshtora3,293 people
- Barkama3,219 people
- Silphor3,161 people
- Kauria3,086 people
- Simulia2,898 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palkiri from Bokaro?25 km by road
- What is the population of Palkiri?3,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkiri in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palkiri?56.2% (Census 2011)