# Palma Village, Itki, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itki, Ranchi 

# Palma

Palma is a village in Itki sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835301**. The 2011 Census counted **908 people in 160 households**, the 15th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 908people (2011)
- 160households
- 73.2%literacy
- 835301PIN code

## Palma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palma is 835301.** Palma falls in Itki sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835301
- Gram panchayatKurgi
- Community development blockItki
- Census village code374390

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

## How far is Palma from nearby towns?

- Itki (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)35 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 Palma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Itki
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Itki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

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 Palma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 74% of the 177 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 Palma

Of every 100 households in Palma in 2011, 53 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palma · ■ Itki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**22%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Palma?

■ Palma · ■ Itki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**975

Working population ****46.9%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 217 (51%)

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 Itki

- Bhandra1,519 people
- Chachgura1,359 people
- Baridih1,304 people
- Semra921 people
- Boreya877 people
- Tilaksuti749 people
- Puriya733 people
- Makunda698 people

[All 30 villages in Itki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/itki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palma?835301
- How far is Palma from Ranchi?35 km by road
- What is the population of Palma?908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palma in?Ranchi district (Itki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palma?73.2% (Census 2011)