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

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Damkara

Damkara is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 227 households**, the 25th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 227households
- 71.5%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Damkara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatBagru
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376368

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

## How far is Damkara from nearby towns?

- Palkot (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)35 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 Damkara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Damkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Damkara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 730 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Damkara

Of every 100 households in Damkara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damkara · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Damkara?

■ Damkara · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1284**

**960

Working population ****59.9%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 348 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 27 (4%) · **■** Other work 45 (7%) · **■** Marginal 239 (36%)

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

- Chainpur1,181 people
- Tirra1,162 people
- Gurma1,145 people
- Deogaon1,114 people
- Gonmer1,088 people
- Petsera1,064 people
- Dahupani1,059 people
- Malai1,036 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damkara?835220
- How far is Damkara from Gumla?35 km by road
- What is the population of Damkara?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damkara in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Damkara?71.5% (Census 2011)