About Palasi Village

Palasi is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 584 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	336 hectares
Population	1,162
Male Population	584
Female Population	578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasi compares

By the 2011 count Palasi is the 20th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Palasi

Palasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palasi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nijhor, Pahar Amchua, Paharudi and Pakdaha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasi village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 20th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Palasi village has 584 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasi has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Palasi is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasi covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palasi falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Palasi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palasi.

Palasi is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.