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About Palsana Village

Palsana is one of the larger villages in Palsana tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,945, made up of 6,893 males and 4,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Palsana
Pincode 394315
Area (hectares) 713.32 hectares
Population 10,945
Male Population 6,893
Female Population 4,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 588
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsana compares

By the 2011 count Palsana is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 713.32 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Palsana

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

Palsana lies about 20 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bagumra, about 7.5 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 Palsana
Nearest railway station Bagumra 7.5 km
Nearest town Chalthan 8.4 km
District headquarters Surat 20 km

Villages closest to Palsana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsana village had a population of 10,945. 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 1,889 residents.

Palsana village has 6,893 males and 4,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsana has about 588 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Palsana is 394315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsana covers 713.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palsana falls under Palsana tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Palsana is Bagumra, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance for Palsana.

Palsana is about 20 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsana is in Palsana tehsil of Surat district. Bagumra is about 7.5 km away. Chalthan is about 8.4 km away. Surat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhinga (under 2 km), Baleshvar (2.9 km) and Ena (5.7 km).

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

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