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About Palasgachhi Diara Village

Palasgachhi Diara is one of the larger villages in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,328, made up of 9,370 males and 8,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasgachhi Diara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasgachhi Diara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Population 18,328
Male Population 9,370
Female Population 8,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasgachhi Diara compares

By the 2011 count Palasgachhi Diara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Palasgachhi Diara

Palasgachhi Diara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palasgachhi Diara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Palasgachhi Diara from other places

Palasgachhi Diara lies about 36 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Rajmahal, about 8.0 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 Palasgachhi Diara
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajmahal 8.0 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 8.0 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 36 km

Villages closest to Palasgachhi Diara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasgachhi Diara village had a population of 18,328. 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 2,278 residents.

Palasgachhi Diara village has 9,370 males and 8,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasgachhi Diara has about 956 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Palasgachhi Diara is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasgachhi Diara falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palasgachhi Diara is Rajmahal, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palasgachhi Diara.

Palasgachhi Diara is about 36 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasgachhi Diara is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Udhwa is about 2.1 km away. Rajmahal is about 8.0 km away. Rājmahal is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakri Bandh Bona (2.1 km), Rustampur (2.1 km) and Udhaua Diara (2.5 km).

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

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