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About Palla Village

Palla is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 234 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 39.89 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 234
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palla compares

By the 2011 count Palla is the 161st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 39.89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Palla

Palla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palla 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nuniadihi, Paarashia, Pahar Bedia and Pahar Ghata. 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 Palla

As per the Census of India 2011, Palla village had a population of 445. That makes it the 161st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Palla village has 234 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palla has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Palla is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palla covers 39.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palla falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Palla.

Palla is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura 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 Palla today is likely to be higher.

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