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About Palashkandi Village

Palashkandi is a large village in Gossaigaon tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,994, made up of 1,524 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.97 hectares hectares.

Palashkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashkandi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Gossaigaon
Area (hectares) 193.97 hectares
Population 2,994
Male Population 1,524
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palashkandi compares

By the 2011 count Palashkandi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 920 residents. Its 193.97 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Palashkandi

Palashkandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palashkandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palashkandi from other places

Palashkandi lies about 40 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Srirampur Assam, about 8.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palashkandi
Nearest railway station Srirampur Assam 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gossaigaon 13 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 21 km
District headquarters Dhubri 40 km

Villages closest to Palashkandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gossaigaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Palashkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashkandi village had a population of 2,994. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 920 residents.

Palashkandi village has 1,524 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashkandi has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Palashkandi covers 193.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palashkandi falls under Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Palashkandi is Srirampur Assam, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palashkandi.

Palashkandi is about 40 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashkandi is in Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district. Srirampur Assam is about 8.3 km away. Gossaigaon is about 13 km away. Tufānganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Grahampur (under 2 km), Anandapur (under 2 km) and Kacharigaon (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palashkandi today is likely to be higher.

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