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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SIKANDER ALAM
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- LGD code
- 223934
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population
- 1,909
- Households
- 390
- Literacy rate
- 37.9%
- Sex ratio
- 852 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 494
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Palankaf তুলনায়
By population, Palankaf ranks #40 of 132 villages in Baisa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.9%
+3.2% vs mandal average
- Palankaf
- 37.9%
- Baisa mandal
- 34.7%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
852
−76 vs mandal average
- Palankaf
- 852
- Baisa mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Palankaf
- 4.9
- Baisa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palankaf এক নজরে
Palankaf বিহার-এর পূর্ণিয়া জেলার Baisa ব্লক-এ 1,909 জনসংখ্যা 390 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Baisa ব্লক-এর 132 গ্রামের মধ্যে 40তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 38%, ব্লক গড় 35% থেকে 3 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 852 নারী। পিনকোড 854315, Baisi ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 223934। প্রধান SIKANDER ALAM; গ্রামটি Purnia বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Vijay Kumar Khemka। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 2,251, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Dhusamal →
কাছের গ্রামের তুলনা
পাশাপাশি তুলনা →| গ্রাম | জনসংখ্যা | সাক্ষরতা | দূরত্ব |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palankaf · এই গ্রাম | 1,909 | 38% | — |
| Dhusmal · Baisa | 2,576 | 29% | — |
| Khagjana · Baisa | 2,169 | 25% | — |
| Titiha · Baisa | 1,218 | 26% | — |
| Baliharpur · Baisa | 847 | 5% | — |
| Handia Khal · Baisa | 270 | 3% | — |
| Bhelakhoa · Baisa | 248 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palankaf
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KISHANGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dhusmal
- Total area (ha)
- 154
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 61.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palankaf
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Palankaf
- LGD code
- 223934
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,909
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,251
- Households
- 390
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 852
- Literacy rate
- 37.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SIKANDER ALAM
- Block / Mandal
- Baisa
- Nearest railway station
- Purniya Junction (2.3 km)
একই পিনকোড
Villages sharing pincode 854315
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Palankaf
Baisa মণ্ডল-এর অন্যান্য গ্রাম
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)