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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Reena soren
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- LGD code
- 357700
- Pincode
- 814156
- Post office
- Sarouni Bazar
- Population
- 45
- Households
- 9
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1143 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 25
Census 2011 · in context
How Palem(Dumar) compares
By population, Palem(Dumar) ranks #193 of 280 villages in Sundarpahari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.4%
+8.4% vs mandal average
- Palem(Dumar)
- 44.4%
- Sundarpahari mandal
- 36.0%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,143
+154 vs mandal average
- Palem(Dumar)
- 1,143
- Sundarpahari mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Palem(Dumar)
- 5.0
- Sundarpahari mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palem(Dumar) at a glance
Palem(Dumar) is a village of 45 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Sundarpahari block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 193rd-largest of 280 villages in Sundarpahari block. Literacy is 44%, 8 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,143 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814156, served by Sarouni Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 357700. The sarpanch is Reena soren, and the village votes in Poreyahat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Yadav. The population is estimated at 53 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karmatanr →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palem(Dumar) · this village | 45 | 44% | — |
| Karmatanr · Sundarpahari | 1,403 | 44% | — |
| Sundar Maur · Sundarpahari | 1,180 | 42% | — |
| Bhaluka · Sundarpahari | 513 | 47% | — |
| Dighibathan · Sundarpahari | 256 | 29% | — |
| Gamaro(Sonpahar) · Sundarpahari | 220 | 26% | — |
| Pakeri · Sundarpahari | 206 | 15% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palem(Dumar)
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARMATANR
- Total area (ha)
- 76.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.14
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.74
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palem(Dumar)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palem(Dumar)
- LGD code
- 357700
- Pincode
- 814156
- Post office
- Sarouni Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 45
- Population (projected 2026)
- 53
- Households
- 9
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1143
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Poreyahat
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradeep Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Reena soren
- Block / Mandal
- Sundarpahari
- Nearest PHC
- Medical Clinic (8.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Poreyahat (9.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814156
- GhatiariSundarpahari mandal2,536 pop
- BansjoriSundarpahari mandal2,529 pop
- Bara DhamniSundarpahari mandal2,408 pop
- Mahua TanrSundarpahari mandal2,201 pop
- ChandnaSundarpahari mandal1,491 pop
- Chhota DhamniSundarpahari mandal1,450 pop
- KarmatanrSundarpahari mandal1,403 pop
- Sundar MaurSundarpahari mandal1,180 pop
- TasriaSundarpahari mandal1,131 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Palem(Dumar)
Other villages in Sundarpahari mandal
View all 60+ →- Ghatiari
- Bansjori
- Bara Dhamni
- Mahua Tanr
- Chandna
- Chhota Dhamni
- Karmatanr
- Sundar Maur
- Tasria
- Tilabad
- Bara Puro
- Bara Kalhajor
- Bara Sinddri
- Kauadhab
- Sundar Pahari
- Dhamni Bazar
- Jiyajori
- Mohanpur
- Susni
- Kheribari
- Rampur
- Paharpur
- Kusmaha
- Jitpur
- Longidih
- Chhota Kalhajor
- Telbhita
- Damruhat
- Goradih
- Tesuba Than
- Paharpur
- Tilaipara
- Bokrabandh
- Baigani
- Kairojori(Chhota)
- Bhaluka
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)