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

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Jhikirma

Jhikirma is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **2,831 people in 571 households**, the 4th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 2,831people (2011)
- 571households
- 57.6%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Jhikirma PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatGikirma
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376370

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

## How far is Jhikirma from nearby towns?

- Gumla (district HQ)38 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)38 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 Jhikirma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paalkot
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Jhikirma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include cloth. About 5% of the 2,302 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 Jhikirma

Of every 100 households in Jhikirma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikirma · ■ 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 ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**52%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Jhikirma?

■ Jhikirma · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**960

Working population ****52.8%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 49.7% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,022 (68%)

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

- Palkot8,945 people
- Baghma4,313 people
- Nathpur4,245 people
- Kolang2,800 people
- Tengariya2,691 people
- Bagesara2,433 people
- Umra2,193 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhikirma?835220
- How far is Jhikirma from Gumla?38 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikirma?2,831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikirma in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikirma?57.6% (Census 2011)