# Palasi Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Palasi

Palasi is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,162 people in 282 households**, the 20th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,162people (2011)
- 282households
- 65.0%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Palasi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatPalasi
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370932

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

## How far is Palasi from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)40 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 Palasi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Palasi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Palasi

Of every 100 households in Palasi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palasi · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palasi?

■ Palasi · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**968

Working population ****42.0%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 51.1% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 468 (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 Shikaripara

- Asna1,222 people
- Benagaria1,198 people
- Muraam1,186 people
- Rajbandh1,184 people
- Kauamahal1,152 people
- Gandarakpur1,133 people
- Jamkandar1,128 people
- Saharpur1,104 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palasi?816118
- How far is Palasi from Dumka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Palasi?1,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasi in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palasi?65.0% (Census 2011)