About Palitpur Village

Palitpur is a large village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,089, made up of 1,042 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palitpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan I
Pincode	713141
Area (hectares)	492.99 hectares
Population	2,089
Male Population	1,042
Female Population	1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palitpur compares

By the 2011 count Palitpur is the 34th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 492.99 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Palitpur

Palitpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palitpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palitpur from other places

Palitpur lies about 35 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Nigan, about 11 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 Palitpur
Nearest railway station	Nigan	11 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan I	35 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	35 km

Villages closest to Palitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I 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.

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Common questions about Palitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palitpur village had a population of 2,089. That makes it the 34th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Palitpur village has 1,042 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palitpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Palitpur is 713141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palitpur covers 492.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palitpur falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palitpur is Nigan, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palitpur.

Palitpur is about 35 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palitpur is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Nigan is about 11 km away. Guskhara is about 20 km away. Burdwan I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.