About Palma Village

Palma is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 296 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	394 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	296
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Palma compares

By the 2011 count Palma is the 85th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Palma

Palma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palma 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. The nearest villages by name are Pahar Amchua, Paharudi, Pakdaha and Pakurdi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palma

As per the Census of India 2011, Palma village had a population of 566. That makes it the 85th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Palma village has 296 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palma has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Palma is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palma covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palma falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Palma notes the nearest railway station 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 Palma.

Palma is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.