About Palankaf Village

Palankaf is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 1,031 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Palankaf Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palankaf village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisa
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	1,909
Male Population	1,031
Female Population	878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
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 Palankaf compares

By the 2011 count Palankaf is the 40th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Palankaf

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

Palankaf lies about 46 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 6.6 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 Palankaf
Nearest railway station	Kanki	6.6 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisa	24 km
District headquarters	Purnia	46 km

Villages closest to Palankaf

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.

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Common questions about Palankaf

As per the Census of India 2011, Palankaf village had a population of 1,909. That makes it the 40th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Palankaf village has 1,031 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palankaf has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Palankaf covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palankaf falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palankaf is Kanki, about 6.6 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 Palankaf.

Palankaf is about 46 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palankaf is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 6.6 km away. Kishanganj is about 15 km away. Baisa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.