Village · Nawadih, Bokaro # Palamu Palamu is a village in Nawadih sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825102. The 2011 Census counted 5,379 people in 981 households, the 4th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 5,379 people (2011) - 981 households - 52.1% literacy - 825102 PIN code ## Palamu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palamu is 825102. Palamu falls in Nawadih sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825102 - Gram panchayat Palamu - Community development block Nawadih - Census village code 362209 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palamu from nearby towns? - Bokaro (district HQ) 60 km by road - Phusro (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palamu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Palamu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bokaro Thermal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bermo - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chas - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palamu known for? The main crops are rice. About 68% of the 933 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palamu Of every 100 households in Palamu in 2011, 8 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palamu · ■ Nawadih rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 54% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 22% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 64% - Use banking services 33% 60% - Television 22% 25% - Mobile phone 58% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 18% 18% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 25% 20% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palamu? ■ Palamu · ■ Nawadih rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 62.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1024 958 - Working population 29.1% 38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 39.8% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 155 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (1%) · ■ Household industry 51 (3%) · ■ Other work 626 (40%) · ■ Marginal 725 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawadih - Penk 8,017 people - Birni 7,829 people - Kanjkiro 5,886 people - Goniatu 5,060 people - Surhi 4,790 people - Saharia 4,606 people - Nawadih 4,362 people All 69 villages in Nawadih ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palamu? 825102 - How far is Palamu from Bokaro? 60 km by road - What is the population of Palamu? 5,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palamu in? Bokaro district (Nawadih sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Palamu? 52.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/nawadih/palamu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.