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Palan

Nala mandal
Pincode 815355
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BABLU MURMU
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LGD code
372872
Pincode
815355
Post office
Nala
Population
385
Households
96
Literacy rate
70.9%
Sex ratio
878 ♀/1000♂
Workers
141
Distance to district centre
58 km
Distance to mandal centre
63 km
Distance to Ranchi
243 km
Distance to Kolkata
186 km
Nearest railway station
Gadadharpur · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Srikantapur Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Palan compares

By population, Palan ranks #144 of 258 villages in Nala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.9%
+16.0% vs mandal average
Palan
70.9%
Nala mandal
54.9%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
878
−81 vs mandal average
Palan
878
Nala mandal
959
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.8 vs mandal average
Palan
4.0
Nala mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Palan at a glance

Palan is a village of 385 people in 96 households (Census 2011) in Nala block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 144th-largest of 258 villages in Nala block. Literacy is 71%, 16 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. It lies 58 km from the Jamtara district centre, 23 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 15 km from Gadadharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815355, served by Nala post office; the LGD village code is 372872. The nearest hospital or health centre is Srikantapur Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is BABLU MURMU, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,991 in 2026, up 417% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Palan · this village38571%
Palan · Masalia47852%0 km N
Palan · Mohammad Bazar1,56749%0.8 km N
Sarenda · Mohammad Bazar1,05763%1.3 km SW
Sarenda · Balagarh1,23173%1.3 km SW
Harinsinga · Mohammad Bazar1,03043%1.7 km NE
Korapukur · Mohammad Bazar59140%2.2 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
JAMTARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
46
Distance to district HQ (km)
46
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
127
Irrigated area (ha)
1.76
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Palan

LGD code
372872
Pincode
815355
Post office
Nala
Population (Census 2011)
385
Population (projected 2026)
1,991
Households
96
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
878
Literacy rate
70.9%
Coordinates
24.07422°N, 87.55515°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sarath
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Uday Shankar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BABLU MURMU
Block / Mandal
Nala
Getting there

How to reach Palan

Mandal centre
Nala · ≈ 63 km
≈ 2 h 9 min by car · 2 h 33 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 58 km
≈ 1 h 58 min by car · 2 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 23 km
≈ 48 min by car · 57 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi243 kmcapital
  • Kolkata186 km
  • Delhi1147 km
  • Hyderabad1200 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGadadharpur15 km
  • Hospital / PHCSrikantapur Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank19 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump19 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University46 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post57 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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