Palma, Hura

Palma is a village located in the Hura Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Hura block and comes under Lakhanpur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Kashipur assembly constituency.

As on April 2025, the current population of Palma is 949 out of which 477 are males and rest 472 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 990 females per 1000 males. There are around 137 teenagers in Palma. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 578 persons can read and write. Total 458 people belonging to scheduled caste and 19 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 212 households in Palma, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 360. The pincode of Palma is 723130 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Hura SO Puruliya
• Dhengakend Branch Post office
• Bishpuria Branch Post office
• Kaliabasa Branch Post office
• Manguria Lalpur Branch Post office

Schools

Palma has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Hura Thana Mazaffar Ahmed Academy High Madrasah (High School).
• Agardih High School (High School)
• Bishpuria High School(High School)
• Hura Girls' High School (High School).
• Keshargarh S.K. Vidyapith (High School)

Hospitals

Palma has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Pakhuria Sub-Center
• Manguria Sub-Center
• Baragram Sub-Center
• Daldali Sub-Center
• Kustore Sub-Center

Banks

Palma has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Hura
• State Bank of India Kesargarh Village BR
• State Bank of India Bispuria