About Palganj Village

Palganj is one of the larger villages in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,073, made up of 2,630 males and 2,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1557.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palganj village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	1557.2 hectares
Population	5,073
Male Population	2,630
Female Population	2,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palganj compares

By the 2011 count Palganj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 1557.2 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Palganj

Palganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palganj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palganj from other places

Palganj lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 15 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 Palganj
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Salaia	15 km
District headquarters	Giridih	15 km

Villages closest to Palganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palganj village had a population of 5,073. 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 572 residents.

Palganj village has 2,630 males and 2,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palganj has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Palganj is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palganj covers 1557.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palganj falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palganj is Salaia, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palganj.

Palganj is about 15 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palganj is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 6.1 km away. Salaia is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.