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About Palabasta Village

Palabasta is a mid sized village in Konark tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 254 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palabasta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palabasta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Konark
Pincode 752111
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 254
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palabasta compares

By the 2011 count Palabasta is the 15th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Palabasta

Palabasta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palabasta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Palabasta from other places

Palabasta lies about 40 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Malatipatpur, about 37 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 Palabasta
Tehsil headquarters Konark 9.3 km
Nearest town Jagatsinghapur 36 km
Nearest railway station Malatipatpur 37 km
District headquarters Puri 40 km

Villages closest to Palabasta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palabasta village had a population of 556. That makes it the 15th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Palabasta village has 254 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palabasta has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Palabasta is 752111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palabasta covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palabasta falls under Konark tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Palabasta is Malatipatpur, about 37 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palabasta.

Palabasta is about 40 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palabasta is in Konark tehsil of Puri district. Konark is about 9.3 km away. Jagatsinghapur is about 36 km away. Malatipatpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banilo (11 km).

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

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