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About Palsap Village

Palsap is a small village in Mangaon tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 204 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.58 hectares hectares.

Palsap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsap village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mangaon
Area (hectares) 217.58 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 204
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsap compares

By the 2011 count Palsap is the 116th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 217.58 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Palsap

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

Palsap lies about 26 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 24 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 Palsap
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangaon 26 km
District headquarters Raigarh 26 km

Villages closest to Palsap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsap village had a population of 442. That makes it the 116th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Palsap village has 204 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsap has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Palsap covers 217.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palsap falls under Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Palsap is Kirodimal Nagar, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palsap.

Palsap is about 26 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsap is in Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 24 km away. Mangaon is about 26 km away. Raigarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khardi Bk (4.0 km), Khardi Kh (4.0 km) and Javali (5.8 km).

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

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