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About Palasi Village

Palasi is a large village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,081, made up of 1,554 males and 1,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan II
Pincode 713407
Area (hectares) 591.23 hectares
Population 3,081
Male Population 1,554
Female Population 1,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Palasi compares

By the 2011 count Palasi is the 12th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 591.23 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Palasi

Palasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palasi 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 Palasi from other places

Palasi lies about 12 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Karjana, about 7.3 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 Palasi
Nearest railway station Karjana 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan II 12 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 12 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 12 km

Villages closest to Palasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasi village had a population of 3,081. That makes it the 12th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Palasi village has 1,554 males and 1,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Palasi is 713407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasi covers 591.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palasi falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palasi is Karjana, about 7.3 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 Palasi.

Palasi is about 12 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasi is in Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Karjana is about 7.3 km away. Burdwan II is about 12 km away. Barddhaman is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saligram (2.8 km), Bhaita (5.5 km) and Harigram (6.8 km).

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

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