About Palsa Village

Palsa is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,628, made up of 1,376 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.62 hectares hectares.

Palsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	386.62 hectares
Population	2,628
Male Population	1,376
Female Population	1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 31st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 386.62 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palsa 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 5 - 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 23 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 3.8 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
Nearest railway station	Babhabgaon Halt	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	7.6 km
District headquarters	Katihar	23 km

Villages closest to Palsa

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

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Common questions about Palsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsa village had a population of 2,628. That makes it the 31st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Palsa village has 1,376 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Palsa covers 386.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palsa falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palsa is Babhabgaon Halt, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palsa.

Palsa is about 23 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsa is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 3.8 km away. Azamnagar is about 7.6 km away. Katihar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.