Village · Jarmundi, Dumka
# Palojori

Palojori is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814141. The 2011 Census counted 303 people in 53 households, the 217th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 303 people (2011)
- 53 households
- 55.5% literacy
- 814141 PIN code

## Palojori PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Palojori is 814141. Palojori falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814141
- Gram panchayat Jhanakpur
- Community development block Jarmundi
- Census village code 370107

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Palojori from nearby towns?
- Jarmunde (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 37 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Palojori?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Palojori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jarmundi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palojori known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include basket and treacle. About 54% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Palojori

Of every 100 households in Palojori in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palojori · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 26%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 2% 49%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 20% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 27%
- 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 Palojori?

■ Palojori · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.5% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1238 950
- Working population 22.4% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 36.0% for women. 45% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (93%) · ■ Other work 3 (4%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jarmundi
- Dumriakalan 304 people
- Jhajha 304 people
- Logain 303 people
- Nawahdih 303 people
- Dhaka 301 people
- Paranakesri 301 people
- Burhadangal 300 people
- Paharpur 299 people

All 512 villages in Jarmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Palojori? 814141
- How far is Palojori from Dumka? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Palojori? 303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palojori in? Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palojori? 55.5% (Census 2011)

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