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

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Pojenga

Pojenga is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 288 households**, the 16th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 1,382people (2011)
- 288households
- 66.2%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Pojenga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatTapkara
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376369

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

## How far is Pojenga from nearby towns?

- Palkot (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)33 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)33 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 Pojenga?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Pojenga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gumla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Pojenga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include mustard oil. About 18% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Pojenga

Of every 100 households in Pojenga in 2011, 31 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pojenga · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****76%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Pojenga?

■ Pojenga · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**960

Working population ****52.6%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 55.0% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 340 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 27 (4%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 311 (43%)

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

- Kullukera1,738 people
- Banaidega1,724 people
- Satkhari1,498 people
- Alangkera1,430 people
- Bilingbira1,312 people
- Sijang1,258 people
- Kaimba1,251 people
- Semra1,220 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pojenga?835220
- How far is Pojenga from Gumla?33 km by road
- What is the population of Pojenga?1,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pojenga in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pojenga?66.2% (Census 2011)