# Palan Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Palan

Palan is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814158**. The 2011 Census counted **478 people in 100 households**, the 94th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 478people (2011)
- 100households
- 61.5%literacy
- 814158PIN code

## Palan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palan is 814158.** Palan falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814158
- Gram panchayatKolarkanda
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code371906

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

## How far is Palan from nearby towns?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)20 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 Palan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Palan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Palan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 26% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palan

Of every 100 households in Palan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palan · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****29%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Palan?

■ Palan · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**956

Working population ****57.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 48.5% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 268 (98%)

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 Masalia

- Latabar486 people
- Baratanr484 people
- Birajpur484 people
- Gamra480 people
- Paharpur475 people
- Sagbari473 people
- Sidpahari473 people
- Bhangahir470 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palan?814158
- How far is Palan from Dumka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Palan?478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palan in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palan?61.5% (Census 2011)