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About Palkia Village

Palkia is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 419 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815302
Area (hectares) 286.47 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 419
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkia compares

By the 2011 count Palkia is the 70th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 286.47 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Palkia

Palkia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palkia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Palkia from other places

Palkia lies about 14 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 14 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 Palkia
Tehsil headquarters Gande 14 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 14 km

Villages closest to Palkia

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

Common questions about Palkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkia village had a population of 782. That makes it the 70th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Palkia village has 419 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkia has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Palkia is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkia covers 286.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palkia falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palkia is Giridih, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palkia.

Palkia is about 14 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkia is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandaria (under 2 km), Pandri (under 2 km) and Guliadih (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palkia today is likely to be higher.

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