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

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Gurma

Gurma is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835232**. The 2011 Census counted **1,145 people in 237 households**, the 23rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 1,145people (2011)
- 237households
- 47.9%literacy
- 835232PIN code

## Gurma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurma is 835232.** Gurma falls in Palkot sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835232
- Gram panchayatKolang
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376325

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

## How far is Gurma from nearby towns?

- Paalkot (sub-district HQ)19 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 Gurma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Gurma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 53% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gurma

Of every 100 households in Gurma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurma · ■ 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 ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Gurma?

■ Gurma · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**960

Working population ****51.9%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 37.9% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 378 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 45 (8%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 123 (21%)

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

- Kaimba1,251 people
- Semra1,220 people
- Chainpur1,181 people
- Tirra1,162 people
- Deogaon1,114 people
- Damkara1,111 people
- Gonmer1,088 people
- Petsera1,064 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurma?835232
- How far is Gurma from Gumla?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gurma?1,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurma in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gurma?47.9% (Census 2011)