About Palashani Village

Palashani is a large village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,761, made up of 2,411 males and 2,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashani village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Katwa II
Pincode	713143
Area (hectares)	802.53 hectares
Population	4,761
Male Population	2,411
Female Population	2,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashani compares

By the 2011 count Palashani is the 7th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 802.53 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Palashani

Palashani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palashani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palashani from other places

Palashani 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 Palashani
Nearest railway station	Karjana	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katwa II	12 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	12 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	12 km

Villages closest to Palashani

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

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Common questions about Palashani

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashani village had a population of 4,761. That makes it the 7th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Palashani village has 2,411 males and 2,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashani has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Palashani is 713143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashani covers 802.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palashani falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashani 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palashani.

Palashani 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.

Palashani is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Karjana is about 7.3 km away. Katwa 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.