# Palpisa Village, Ranishwar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranishwar, Dumka 

# Palpisa

Palpisa is a village in Ranishwar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 132 households**, the 40th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 670people (2011)
- 132households
- 36.2%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Palpisa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palpisa is 816118.** Palpisa falls in Ranishwar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatMohalbana
- Community development blockRanishwar
- Census village code371100

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

## How far is Palpisa from nearby towns?

- Raneshwar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)28 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 Palpisa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Palpisa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Palpisa

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

■ Palpisa · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**28%

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 Palpisa?

■ Palpisa · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**973

Working population ****50.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.9% for men and 27.8% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 322 (96%)

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 Ranishwar

- Dumra745 people
- Raghunathpur716 people
- Maheshbathan685 people
- Bankakend675 people
- Alagpathar666 people
- Jaytara663 people
- Nandna658 people
- Diguli653 people

[All 217 villages in Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palpisa?816118
- How far is Palpisa from Dumka?28 km by road
- What is the population of Palpisa?670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palpisa in?Dumka district (Ranishwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palpisa?36.2% (Census 2011)