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About Palita Village

Palita is a large village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,342, made up of 2,237 males and 2,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram I
Pincode 713143
Area (hectares) 892.21 hectares
Population 4,342
Male Population 2,237
Female Population 2,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palita compares

By the 2011 count Palita is the 9th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 892.21 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Palita

Palita is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palita as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Morgram, Murgram, Murutia and Narenga. 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 Palita

As per the Census of India 2011, Palita village had a population of 4,342. That makes it the 9th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Palita village has 2,237 males and 2,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palita has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

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

Palita covers 892.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palita falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palita notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palita.

Palita is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Palita today is likely to be higher.

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