Palsa, Maheshpur, Pakur, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palsa


The village Palsa is located in Maheshpur C.D.Block of Pakur District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Palsa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Maheshpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pakur, which is about 45 kilometers away from Palsa.

Travel and Communication for Palsa


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palsa


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

A brief summary of available data for Palsa 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 Palsa


As per available data from the year 2009, 2677 persons live in 577 house holds in the village Palsa. There are 1298 female individuals and 1379 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.49% and males constitute 51.51% of the total population.

There are 79 scheduled castes persons of which 36 are females and 43 are males. Females constitute 45.57% and males constitute 54.43% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.95% of the total population.

Population density of Palsa is 932.75 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palsa


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Total area of Palsa is 287 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 212.81 ha. About 204.81 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 12.28 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 22.08 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 19.63 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 20.2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palsa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Maheshpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Palsa.

There is a government primary school in the village Palsa.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Bara, which is 5-10 kms away from Palsa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gadarpara, which is 5-10 kms away from Palsa.

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

Colleges in Palsa


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 Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palsa.

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

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Radipur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palsa.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palsa


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palsa


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Palsa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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