About Palmarua Village

Palmarua is a large village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,960, made up of 1,858 males and 2,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, 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	Tisri
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	3,960
Male Population	1,858
Female Population	2,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tisri	11 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	11 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	39 km
District headquarters	Giridih	50 km

Villages closest to Palmarua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tisri 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 3,960. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Palmarua village has 1,858 males and 2,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palmarua has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Palmarua is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palmarua covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palmarua falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palmarua is Dhanwar, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palmarua.

Palmarua is about 50 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 Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 11 km away. Dhanwar is about 11 km away. Kodarma is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.