Palam, Gaja, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palam


The village Palam is located in Gaja Tahsil of Tehri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Palam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chamba Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tehri, which is about 35 kilometers away from Palam.

Travel and Communication for Palam


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

Postal Address:
Palam,
Tehri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249146

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palam


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

A brief summary of available data for Palam 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 Palam


As per available data from the year 2009, 461 persons live in 106 house holds in the village Palam. There are 243 female individuals and 218 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.71% and males constitute 47.29% of the total population.

There are 111 scheduled castes persons of which 49 are females and 62 are males. Females constitute 44.14% and males constitute 55.86% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 24.08% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 1 are females and 0 are males. Females constitute 100% and males constitute 0% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.22% of the total population.

Population density of Palam is 210.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palam


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Total area of Palam is 218.96 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 85.22 ha. About 70.46 ha is un-irrigated area. About 14.76 ha is irrigated area. About 14.76 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 19.39 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 18.97 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 95.38 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Palam


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

There is a government primary school in the village Palam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kyari, which is less than 5 kms away from Palam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kyari, which is less than 5 kms away from Palam.

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

Colleges in Palam


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 Badshahi Thol, which is more than 10 kms away from Palam.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palam


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palam


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Palam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palam.

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Palam.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Palam.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palam.

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

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