# Palkot, Gumla (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Gumla, Jharkhand 

# Palkot

Palkot is a sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **80,859 people**, no towns and 73 villages (73 inhabited). The largest village is Palkot (8,945 people).

- 80,859people (2011)
- 73villages
- 0towns
- 61.6%literacy

## Population of Palkot compared with Gumla

■ Palkot · ■ Gumla district

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**963

Working population ****58.0%**

**47.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palkot

Of every 100 households in Palkot in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palkot · ■ Gumla district

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**53%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Palkot

- Palkot · 8,945 people
- Baghma · 4,313 people
- Nathpur · 4,245 people
- Jhikirma · 2,831 people
- Kolang · 2,800 people
- Tengariya · 2,691 people
- Bagesara · 2,433 people
- Umra · 2,193 people
- Bangru · 2,044 people
- Tapkara · 1,863 people
- Sarubera · 1,774 people
- Kullukera · 1,738 people
- Banaidega · 1,724 people
- Satkhari · 1,498 people
- Alangkera · 1,430 people
- Pojenga · 1,382 people

[All 73 villages in Palkot →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Palkot?73 (73 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkot in?Gumla district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Palkot?80,859 (Census 2011)