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About Palaskhand Village

Palaskhand is a mid sized village in Tushura tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 266 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaskhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaskhand village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Tushura
Pincode 767029
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 266
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palaskhand compares

By the 2011 count Palaskhand is the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Palaskhand

Palaskhand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palaskhand as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahalei, Matupalli, Naikensira and Nimursingha. 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 Palaskhand

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaskhand village had a population of 535. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Palaskhand village has 266 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaskhand has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Palaskhand is 767029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaskhand covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaskhand falls under Tushura tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

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

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

Palaskhand is in Tushura tehsil of Balangir 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 Palaskhand today is likely to be higher.

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