# Bajra Village, Palkot, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Bajra

Bajra is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 112 households**, the 47th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 537people (2011)
- 112households
- 38.0%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Bajra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bajra is 835220.** Bajra falls in Palkot sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatDahupani
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376349

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

## How far is Bajra from nearby towns?

- Palkot (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)37 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)37 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 Bajra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bajra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Bajra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 12% of the 677 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 Bajra

Of every 100 households in Bajra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bajra · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****96%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**23%

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 Bajra?

■ Bajra · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%**

**61.6%

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

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**960

Working population ****60.0%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 28.1% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 288 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 23 (7%)

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 Palkot

- Chirodih616 people
- Rengola608 people
- Sanaidih608 people
- Sundridih557 people
- Kharwadih525 people
- Khatgaon512 people
- Jaldega500 people
- Rokedega487 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bajra?835220
- How far is Bajra from Gumla?37 km by road
- What is the population of Bajra?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajra in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bajra?38.0% (Census 2011)