# Palgam Village, Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Palgam

Palgam is a village in Chandil sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832404**. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 113 households**, the 78th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 500people (2011)
- 113households
- 52.5%literacy
- 832404PIN code

## Palgam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palgam is 832404.** Palgam falls in Chandil sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832404
- Gram panchayatDhunaburu
- Community development blockChandil
- Census village code378806

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

## How far is Palgam from nearby towns?

- Chandil (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)30 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 Palgam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Palgam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Palgam

Of every 100 households in Palgam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palgam · ■ Chandil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****52%**

**54%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Palgam?

■ Palgam · ■ Chandil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**943

Working population ****27.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 37.3% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (59%) · **■** Marginal 52 (38%)

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 Chandil

- Balidih514 people
- Labaibera512 people
- Saharbera504 people
- Tarkuvang502 people
- Bara Lakha484 people
- Shikli471 people
- Lengdih449 people
- Gutiuli445 people

[All 104 villages in Chandil](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/chandil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palgam?832404
- What is the population of Palgam?500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palgam in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Chandil sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palgam?52.5% (Census 2011)