# Palma Village, Ghaghra, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghaghra, Gumla 

# Palma

Palma is a village in Ghaghra sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835208**. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 95 households**, the 79th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 568people (2011)
- 95households
- 58.0%literacy
- 835208PIN code

## Palma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palma is 835208.** Palma falls in Ghaghra sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835208
- Gram panchayatArangi
- Community development blockGhaghra
- Census village code375631

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?

- Ghaghra (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)42 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)26 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?

11 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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**. Products made here include rice and stone. About 14% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown.

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; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palma · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Palma?

■ Palma · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1193**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1756**

**964

Working population ****56.3%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 320 (100%)

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 Ghaghra

- Sirkot590 people
- Gutua588 people
- Bahdura580 people
- Panwari571 people
- Hutar563 people
- Lowadag559 people
- Kedli552 people
- Serjama539 people

[All 119 villages in Ghaghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ghaghra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palma?835208
- How far is Palma from Gumla?42 km by road
- What is the population of Palma?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palma in?Gumla district (Ghaghra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palma?58.0% (Census 2011)