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

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Palma

Palma is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814119**. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 103 households**, the 88th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 566people (2011)
- 103households
- 50.6%literacy
- 814119PIN code

## Palma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palma is 814119.** Palma falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814119
- Gram panchayatGandhrakpur
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370821

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

## How far is Palma from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)13 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)13 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 Palma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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)10 h summer · 15 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 Palma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 23% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Palma

Of every 100 households in Palma in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palma · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**7%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**31%

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 Palma?

■ Palma · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****68.6%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 42.1% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 349 (90%)

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

- Saraidaha585 people
- Durgapur582 people
- Rambani582 people
- Pokharia569 people
- Parbatpur562 people
- Majhiladih558 people
- Kalaibari556 people
- Bucham549 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palma?814119
- How far is Palma from Dumka?13 km by road
- What is the population of Palma?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palma in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palma?50.6% (Census 2011)