About Palsa Village

Palsa is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,291, made up of 1,184 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Pincode	854315
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	2,291
Male Population	1,184
Female Population	1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 48th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 23 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 922.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palsa 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 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 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 12 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	Amour	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	12 km
Nearest town	Kasba	21 km
District headquarters	Purnia	32 km

Villages closest to Palsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 2,291. That makes it the 48th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Palsa village has 1,184 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Palsa is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsa covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palsa falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palsa is Surja Kama, about 12 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 village for Palsa.

Palsa is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsa is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 2.2 km away. Surja Kama is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.