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About Palasmani Village

Palasmani is a small village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 112 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.04 hectares hectares.

Palasmani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasmani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Sikti
Area (hectares) 197.04 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 112
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasmani compares

By the 2011 count Palasmani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 197.04 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Palasmani

Palasmani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palasmani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palasmani from other places

Palasmani lies about 27 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 23 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 Palasmani
Tehsil headquarters Sikti 5.9 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Jogbani 23 km
District headquarters Araria 27 km

Villages closest to Palasmani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti 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 Palasmani

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasmani village had a population of 213. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Palasmani village has 112 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasmani has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Palasmani covers 197.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palasmani falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palasmani is Jogbani, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palasmani.

Palasmani is about 27 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasmani is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 5.9 km away. Shahbazpur is about 23 km away. Jogbani is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahara (under 2 km), Dithaura (under 2 km) and Bhirbhiri (under 2 km).

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

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