Palsa
Azamnagar block · Katihar
district, Bihar · PIN 854116
· village code 225248
Population 2011
2,628
Census of India
Population 2020
4,700
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+78.8%
2,072 people · 6.7% a year
Households
900
+53.1% vs 588 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,628
Male / female
1,376 / 1,252
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
910
Children aged 0–6
475
Literacy rate
39.8%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
490 / 0
Working population
821
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
96.8%
Households
588
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water nearest 5 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 10 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
500
Non-farm households
400
Share of households farming, 2020
56%
Net sown area
20 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
20 / 5 / 5
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Jokar panchayat, Azamnagar zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹52.23 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹18.65 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹32.46 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹38.41 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹18.50 lakh · received ₹7.43 lakh · spent ₹13.03 lakh · left ₹12.90 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹33.73 lakh · received ₹11.22 lakh · spent ₹19.43 lakh · left ₹25.51 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.4809, 87.7848 —
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How this village compares
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population changes in Katihar district ·
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staffing across Katihar ·
…and across Bihar