# Palkia Village, Gande, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gande, Giridih 

# Palkia

Palkia is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815302**. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 130 households**, the 78th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 782people (2011)
- 130households
- 16.2%literacy
- 815302PIN code

## Palkia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palkia is 815302.** Palkia falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815302
- Gram panchayatPandri
- Community development blockGande
- Census village code351953

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

## How far is Palkia from nearby towns?

- Gande (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)18 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)18 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 Palkia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palkia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Palkia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 286 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 Palkia

Of every 100 households in Palkia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palkia · ■ Gande rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****27%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**16%

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 Palkia?

■ Palkia · ■ Gande rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.2%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**964

Working population ****43.5%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.2% for men and 7.9% for women. 45% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 267 (79%)

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 Gande

- Gondlitanr822 people
- Koriad810 people
- Rasanjori809 people
- Koiridih794 people
- Kusaia779 people
- Kairadih777 people
- Lohari777 people
- Ledo769 people

[All 274 villages in Gande](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palkia?815302
- How far is Palkia from Giridih?18 km by road
- What is the population of Palkia?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkia in?Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palkia?16.2% (Census 2011)