About Palma Village

Palma is a mid sized village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 436 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Itki
Pincode	835301
Area (hectares)	177 hectares
Population	908
Male Population	436
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,083
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palma compares

By the 2011 count Palma is the 15th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Palma

Palma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Palma from other places

Palma lies about 22 km from Ranchi, 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 Palma
Nearest railway station	Itki	4.9 km
Nearest town	Rātu	16 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	22 km

Villages closest to Palma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palma village had a population of 908. That makes it the 15th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Palma village has 436 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palma has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Palma is 835301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palma covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palma falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palma is Itki, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palma.

Palma is about 22 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palma is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 4.9 km away. Rātu is about 16 km away. Ranchi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.