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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SRIRAM
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- LGD code
- 213970
- Pincode
- 231213
- Post office
- Ram Garh
- Population
- 456
- Households
- 87
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Sex ratio
- 892 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 200
Census 2011 · in context
How Palpal compares
By population, Palpal ranks #350 of 689 villages in Robertsganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.6%
−15.1% vs mandal average
- Palpal
- 38.6%
- Robertsganj mandal
- 53.7%
- Sonbhadra district
- 52.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
892
−39 vs mandal average
- Palpal
- 892
- Robertsganj mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Palpal
- 5.2
- Robertsganj mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palpal at a glance
Palpal is a village of 456 people in 87 households (Census 2011) in Robertsganj tehsil, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, the 350th-largest of 689 villages in Robertsganj tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 15 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 892 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 231213, served by Ram Garh post office; the LGD village code is 213970. The sarpanch is SRIRAM, and the village votes in Salon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashok Kumar. The population is estimated at 538 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palpal
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONBHADRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 0
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KEVTAM
- Total area (ha)
- 854.28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5
- Forest area (ha)
- 767.61
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palpal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palpal
- LGD code
- 213970
- Pincode
- 231213
- Post office
- Ram Garh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 456
- Population (projected 2026)
- 538
- Households
- 87
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 892
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Amethi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Salon
- Member of Parliament
- Kishori Lal Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashok Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SRIRAM
- Block / Mandal
- Robertsganj
- Nearest PHC
- Raj Ganga Nursing Home (63.5 km)
- Nearest post office
- Pratapgarh Head Post Office (63.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- Punjab National Bank (71.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Pariawan Kalakankar Road (30.1 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
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