Geographic Location of Palan

The village Palan is located in Masalia C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kolarkanda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Masalia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 20 kilometers away from Palan.

Travel and Communication for Palan

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palan

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

Social Structure of Palan

As per available data from the year 2009, 478 persons live in 100 house holds in the village Palan. There are 242 female individuals and 236 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.63% and males constitute 49.37% of the total population.

There are 5 scheduled castes persons of which 3 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 60% and males constitute 40% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.05% of the total population.

There are 453 scheduled tribes persons of which 230 are females and 223 are males. Females constitute 50.77% and males constitute 49.23% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 94.77% of the total population.

Population density of Palan is 222.33 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palan

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Total area of Palan is 215 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 55.56 ha. About 18.22 ha is un-irrigated area. About 37.34 ha is irrigated area. About 10.34 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 10 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 15 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 22.29 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 15.42 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 5.43 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 12.42 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 45.46 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.53 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 35.32 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palan

There are 2 private pre-primary schools in the village Palan.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Palan.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Palan.

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

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

Colleges in Palan

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 Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Palan.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palan

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 Palan.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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