About Palanga Village

Palanga is a large village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,906, made up of 1,485 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanga village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Phulwari
Pincode	804453
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	2,906
Male Population	1,485
Female Population	1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palanga compares

By the 2011 count Palanga is the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Palanga

Palanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palanga as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palanga from other places

Palanga lies about 10 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about 2.7 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 Palanga
Nearest railway station	Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulwari	6.6 km
Nearest town	Phulwari Sharif	6.7 km
District headquarters	Patna	10 km

Villages closest to Palanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanga village had a population of 2,906. That makes it the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Palanga village has 1,485 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanga has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Palanga is 804453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanga covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palanga falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palanga is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance for Palanga.

Palanga is about 10 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanga is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt is about 2.7 km away. Phulwari is about 6.6 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.