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

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Goja

Goja is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 135 households**, the 40th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 689people (2011)
- 135households
- 65.9%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Goja PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatUmda
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376333

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

## How far is Goja from nearby towns?

- Paalkot (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gumla (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 Goja?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Goja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paalkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Goja known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Goja

Of every 100 households in Goja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goja · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**52%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Goja?

■ Goja · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**960

Working population ****62.1%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 52.4% for women. 58% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 248 (58%)

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

- Keratoli760 people
- Hansdoin751 people
- Solga726 people
- Bardih696 people
- Kura625 people
- Kurum621 people
- Chirodih616 people
- Rengola608 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goja?835220
- How far is Goja from Gumla?20 km by road
- What is the population of Goja?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goja in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Goja?65.9% (Census 2011)