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About Palasbari Village

Palasbari is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,142 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares.

Palasbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 2,197
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Palasbari compares

By the 2011 count Palasbari is the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Palasbari

Palasbari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palasbari 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 Palasbari from other places

Palasbari lies about 42 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 6.0 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 Palasbari
Nearest railway station Kanki 6.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 28 km
District headquarters Purnia 42 km

Villages closest to Palasbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasbari village had a population of 2,197. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Palasbari village has 1,142 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasbari has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Palasbari covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palasbari falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palasbari is Kanki, about 6.0 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 Palasbari.

Palasbari is about 42 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasbari is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 6.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Baisa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panki Milik (under 2 km), Ganphalia (1.5 km) and Abhaipur (1.8 km).

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

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