Palma, Puncha
Palma is a village located in the Puncha Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Puncha block and comes under Panipathar Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Palma is 2.1 thousands out of which 1 thousands are males and rest 1.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1010 females per 1000 males. There are around 301 teenagers in Palma. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 342 people belonging to scheduled caste and 638 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 355 households in Palma, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 908. The pincode of Palma is 723101 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Purulia Head Post office
- Alangidanga Sub Post office
- Chowkbazar SO Puruliya
- Purulia RS Sub Post office
- Jubli Compound Sub Post office
Schools
Palma has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Dorodih H.G.K.Vidyapith ( High)
- St. Xavier's School
- Chittaranjan High School
- H K S G C M High School (H S)
- Manbhum Victoria Institution
Hospitals
Palma has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Chakoltore Block Primary Health Center
- Khairipihira Primary Health Center
- Manara Sub-Center
- Ladhurka Sub-Center
- Keshorgoria Sub-Center
Banks
Palma has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.