About Palmarua Village

Palmarua is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 120 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palmarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palmarua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Deori
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	726 hectares
Population	229
Male Population	120
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palmarua compares

By the 2011 count Palmarua is the 188th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 726 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Palmarua

Palmarua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palmarua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Palmarua from other places

Palmarua lies about 157 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 4.9 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 Palmarua
Nearest railway station	Itki	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	8.6 km
Nearest town	Rātu	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	157 km

Villages closest to Palmarua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 Palmarua

As per the Census of India 2011, Palmarua village had a population of 229. That makes it the 188th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Palmarua village has 120 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palmarua has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Palmarua is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palmarua covers 726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palmarua falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palmarua is Itki, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palmarua.

Palmarua is about 157 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palmarua is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Itki is about 4.9 km away. Deori is about 8.6 km away. Rātu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.