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About Palsa Village

Palsa is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,730, made up of 923 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode 811301
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,730
Male Population 923
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 34th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palsa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Palsa from other places

Palsa lies about 37 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 21 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 Palsa
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Dergaon Halt 21 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 24 km
District headquarters Jamui 37 km

Villages closest to Palsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Palsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsa village had a population of 1,730. That makes it the 34th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Palsa village has 923 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Palsa is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsa covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palsa falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palsa is Dergaon Halt, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Palsa.

Palsa is about 37 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsa is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 7.1 km away. Dergaon Halt is about 21 km away. Sheikhpura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandardip (under 2 km), Matwalwa (1.8 km) and Bela (1.8 km).

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

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