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About Palwa Village

Palwa is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,931, made up of 1,011 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Palwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,931
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palwa compares

By the 2011 count Palwa is the 29th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Palwa

Palwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palwa as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palwa from other places

Palwa lies about 26 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 13 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 Palwa
Nearest railway station Ghogha 13 km
Nearest town Purāini 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 26 km

Villages closest to Palwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palwa village had a population of 1,931. That makes it the 29th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Palwa village has 1,011 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palwa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Palwa covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palwa falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palwa is Ghogha, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palwa.

Palwa is about 26 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palwa is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 13 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Sonhaula is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murgiachak (under 2 km), Sonahula (under 2 km) and Bakhra (under 2 km).

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

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