# Palganj Village, Pirtanr, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Pirtanr, Giridih 

# Palganj

Palganj is a village in Pirtanr sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825108**. The 2011 Census counted **5,073 people in 939 households**, the 1st largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 5,073people (2011)
- 939households
- 58.6%literacy
- 825108PIN code

## Palganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palganj is 825108.** Palganj falls in Pirtanr sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825108
- Gram panchayatPalganj
- Community development blockPirtanr
- Census village code352774

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

## How far is Palganj from nearby towns?

- Pirtanr (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)20 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)20 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 Palganj?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Palganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Palganj known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 18% of the 1,557 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Palganj

Of every 100 households in Palganj in 2011, 38 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palganj · ■ Pirtanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Palganj?

■ Palganj · ■ Pirtanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**967

Working population ****41.3%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (10%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 467 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,284 (61%)

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 Pirtanr

- Bishunpur3,231 people
- Kharpoka3,067 people
- Madhuban3,059 people
- Chirki2,608 people

[All 197 villages in Pirtanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/pirtanr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palganj?825108
- How far is Palganj from Giridih?20 km by road
- What is the population of Palganj?5,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palganj in?Giridih district (Pirtanr sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palganj?58.6% (Census 2011)