Palma, Ghaghra, Gumla, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palma


The village Palma is located in Ghaghra C.D.Block of Gumla District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Arangi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ghaghra Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gumla, which is about 26 kilometers away from Palma.

Travel and Communication for Palma


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palma,
Gumla,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 835208

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palma


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Palma is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Palma is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Palma


As per available data from the year 2009, 568 persons live in 95 house holds in the village Palma. There are 309 female individuals and 259 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 54.4% and males constitute 45.6% of the total population.

There are 489 scheduled tribes persons of which 267 are females and 222 are males. Females constitute 54.6% and males constitute 45.4% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 86.09% of the total population.

Population density of Palma is 183.82 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palma


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Total area of Palma is 309 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 44.2 ha. About 32.2 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 8.92 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 36 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 160.08 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 11.25 ha is culturable waste land. About 31.21 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 17.34 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palma


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ghaghra, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a government primary school in the village Palma.

There is a government middle school in the village Palma.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ghaghra, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Ghaghra, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

Colleges in Palma


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Ghaghra, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

Other Educational Facilities in Palma


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palma.

Healthcare Facilities in Palma


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Palma.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Palma.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Palma.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Palma.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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