# Palma Village, Gawan, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gawan, Giridih 

# Palma

Palma is a village in Gawan sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815313**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 41 households**, the 96th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 214people (2011)
- 41households
- 44.1%literacy
- 815313PIN code

## Palma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palma is 815313.** Palma falls in Gawan sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815313
- Gram panchayatJamdaar
- Community development blockGawan
- Census village code350219

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?

- Gawan (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)72 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)72 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes 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 Palma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palma · ■ Gawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**23%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Gawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****542**

**945

Working population ****79.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 32.6% for women. 76% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (19%) · **■** Marginal 112 (65%)

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 Gawan

- Garhi Sankh226 people
- Dhanepur224 people
- Todalkhar223 people
- Kohbarwa222 people
- Kakariar205 people
- Lohsinghani205 people
- Kaneriabad204 people
- Loriatanr203 people

[All 160 villages in Gawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palma?815313
- How far is Palma from Giridih?72 km by road
- What is the population of Palma?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palma in?Giridih district (Gawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palma?44.1% (Census 2011)