# Palasia Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Palasia

Palasia is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828204**. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 145 households**, the 131st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 801people (2011)
- 145households
- 64.1%literacy
- 828204PIN code

## Palasia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palasia is 828204.** Palasia falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828204
- Gram panchayatJamdehi
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362143

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

## How far is Palasia from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)44 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)6 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 Palasia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Palasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumardubi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maithan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Palasia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 83 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 Palasia

Of every 100 households in Palasia in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palasia · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****58%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**37%

Use banking services ****90%**

**53%

Television ****64%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**88%

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 Palasia?

■ Palasia · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****657**

**945

Working population ****30.0%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 47.5% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 204 (85%) · **■** Marginal 20 (8%)

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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Sirpuria825 people
- Kumthal817 people
- Talberia816 people
- Bhursa810 people
- Chainpur798 people
- Raghunathpur Alias Nepura796 people
- Laghata785 people
- Salgaria780 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palasia?828204
- How far is Palasia from Dhanbad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Palasia?801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasia in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palasia?64.1% (Census 2011)