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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Tanuja marandi
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- LGD code
- 350797
- Pincode
- 815314
- Post office
- Kharagdiha
- Population
- 229
- Households
- 40
- Literacy rate
- 48%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 63
Census 2011 · in context
How Palmarua compares
By population, Palmarua ranks #201 of 303 villages in Deori mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.0%
−3.2% vs mandal average
Palmarua48.0%
Deori mandal51.2%
Giridih district51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−20 vs mandal average
Palmarua908
Deori mandal928
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
Palmarua5.7
Deori mandal6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palmarua at a glance
Palmarua is a village of 229 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Deori block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 201st-largest of 303 villages in Deori block. Literacy is 48%, 3 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815314, served by Kharagdiha post office; the LGD village code is 350797. The sarpanch is Tanuja marandi, and the village votes in Madhupur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hafizul Hassan. The population is estimated at 270 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palmarua
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GIRIDIH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 65
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KHATAURI
- Total area (ha)
- 726
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 540.12
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palmarua
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Key facts — Palmarua
- LGD code
- 350797
- Pincode
- 815314
- Post office
- Kharagdiha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 229
- Population (projected 2026)
- 270
- Households
- 40
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 48.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhupur
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hafizul Hassan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Tanuja marandi
- Block / Mandal
- Deori
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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