About Bara Palma Village

Bara Palma is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 156 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Palma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Palma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Sundarpahari
Pincode	814156
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	306
Male Population	156
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Palma compares

By the 2011 count Bara Palma is the 50th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Bara Palma

Bara Palma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Palma 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Palma from other places

Bara Palma lies about 73 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.9 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 Bara Palma
Nearest railway station	Chatra	8.9 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarpahari	29 km
District headquarters	Godda	73 km

Villages closest to Bara Palma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 Bara Palma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Palma village had a population of 306. That makes it the 50th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Bara Palma village has 156 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Palma has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Bara Palma is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Palma covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Palma falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Palma is Chatra, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bara Palma.

Bara Palma is about 73 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Palma is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Chatra is about 8.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Sundarpahari is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.