# Palwa Village, Chhatarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhatarpur, Palamu 

# Palwa

Palwa is a village in Chhatarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,000 people in 188 households**, the 56th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,000people (2011)
- 188households
- 55.9%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Palwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palwa is 822123.** Palwa falls in Chhatarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatMurumdag
- Community development blockChhatarpur
- Census village code365532

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

## How far is Palwa from nearby towns?

- Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Medininagar (nearest town)50 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 Palwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chattarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Palwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Palwa

Of every 100 households in Palwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palwa · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**38%

Own their home ****91%**

**99%

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 Palwa?

■ Palwa · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****24.9%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 240 (96%)

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 Chhatarpur

- Gamharia1,117 people
- Khendhora Khurd1,059 people
- Tendudih1,054 people
- Hulsam1,023 people
- Gontha961 people
- Kekri Kalan954 people
- Majhauli951 people
- Akabasa918 people

[All 142 villages in Chhatarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/chhatarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palwa?822123
- How far is Palwa from Medininagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Palwa?1,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palwa in?Palamu district (Chhatarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palwa?55.9% (Census 2011)