About Palanwan Village

Palanwan is one of the larger villages in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,390, made up of 6,974 males and 6,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1666 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Raxaul
Pincode	845305
Area (hectares)	1666 hectares
Population	13,390
Male Population	6,974
Female Population	6,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palanwan compares

By the 2011 count Palanwan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 1666 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Palanwan

Palanwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palanwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Palanwan from other places

Palanwan lies about 35 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about 4.8 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 Palanwan
Nearest railway station	Bhelwa	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raxaul	8.4 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	35 km

Villages closest to Palanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanwan village had a population of 13,390. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Palanwan village has 6,974 males and 6,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanwan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Palanwan is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanwan covers 1666 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palanwan falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palanwan is Bhelwa, about 4.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palanwan.

Palanwan is about 35 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanwan is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bhelwa is about 4.8 km away. Raxaul is about 8.4 km away. Purba Champaran is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.