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About Paltanganj Village

Paltanganj is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 167 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paltanganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paltanganj village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 167
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paltanganj compares

By the 2011 count Paltanganj is the 66th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Paltanganj

The census records public bus service for Paltanganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paharpur, Pakia Bedo, Pakria and Paktaripahar. 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.

Common questions about Paltanganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Paltanganj village had a population of 299. That makes it the 66th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Paltanganj village has 167 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paltanganj has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Paltanganj is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paltanganj covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paltanganj falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Paltanganj notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paltanganj.

Paltanganj is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj 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.

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

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