About Palojori Village

Palojori is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 152 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palojori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palojori village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	104.25 hectares
Population	303
Male Population	152
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palojori compares

By the 2011 count Palojori is the 190th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 104.25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Palojori

Palojori is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palojori as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palojori from other places

Palojori lies about 24 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palojori
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	18 km
District headquarters	Dumka	24 km

Villages closest to Palojori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jarmundi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Palojori

As per the Census of India 2011, Palojori village had a population of 303. That makes it the 190th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Palojori village has 152 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palojori has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Palojori is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palojori covers 104.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palojori falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palojori is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palojori.

Palojori is about 24 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palojori is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 17 km away. Jarmundi is about 18 km away. Dumka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.