Palkaha, Sadar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palkaha


The village Palkaha is located in Sadar Tahsil of Varanasi District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is governed by Palahi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Cholapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Varanasi, which is about 15 kilometers away from Palkaha.

Travel and Communication for Palkaha


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palkaha,
Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh, India
PIN - 0

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palkaha


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

A brief summary of available data for Palkaha 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 Palkaha


As per available data from the year 2009, 1076 persons live in 151 house holds in the village Palkaha. There are 505 female individuals and 571 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.93% and males constitute 53.07% of the total population.

There are 321 scheduled castes persons of which 136 are females and 185 are males. Females constitute 42.37% and males constitute 57.63% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 29.83% of the total population.

Population density of Palkaha is 2055.79 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palkaha


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Total area of Palkaha is 52.34 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 39.92 ha. About 15.42 ha is un-irrigated area. About 24.5 ha is irrigated area. About 24.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 8.72 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.21 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.17 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.28 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.84 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palkaha


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Palkaha.

There is a government primary school in the village Palkaha.

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

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

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

Colleges in Palkaha


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 Varanasi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palkaha.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palkaha


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palkaha


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Palkaha.

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Palkaha.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Palkaha.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Palkaha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Palkaha.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Palkaha.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Palkaha.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Palkaha or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Palkaha.

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

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