# Palu Village, Gumia, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gumia, Bokaro 

# Palu

Palu is a village in Gumia sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 79 households**, the 78th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 416people (2011)
- 79households
- 65.4%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Palu PIN code and other codes

Palu falls in Gumia sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDhawaima
- Community development blockGumia
- Census village code362354

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

## How far is Palu from nearby towns?

- Gumia (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)60 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 Palu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Palu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Palu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 249 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 Palu

Of every 100 households in Palu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palu · ■ Gumia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****58%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Palu?

■ Palu · ■ Gumia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605**

**951

Working population ****57.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 101 (42%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 127 (53%)

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 Gumia

- Tilaiya504 people
- Lalgarh477 people
- Dhudhmo455 people
- Nawdanda424 people
- Bendi404 people
- Daridag400 people
- Uda352 people
- Rola347 people

[All 117 villages in Gumia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/gumia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palu from Bokaro?60 km by road
- What is the population of Palu?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palu in?Bokaro district (Gumia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palu?65.4% (Census 2011)