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About Palashdanga Village

Palashdanga is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 559 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashdanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713424
Area (hectares) 61.94 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 559
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashdanga compares

By the 2011 count Palashdanga is the 63rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 61.94 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Palashdanga

Palashdanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palashdanga as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palashdanga from other places

Palashdanga 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 Palashdanga
Nearest railway station Karjana 7.3 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 12 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandaghosh 30 km

Villages closest to Palashdanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashdanga village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Palashdanga village has 559 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashdanga has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Palashdanga is 713424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashdanga covers 61.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palashdanga falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashdanga 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palashdanga.

Palashdanga 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.

Palashdanga is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district. Karjana is about 7.3 km away. Barddhaman is about 12 km away. Barddhamān 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 Rayour (6.4 km), Chak Narayanpur (9.3 km) and Narayanpur Chak (9.3 km).

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

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