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About Palisgram Village

Palisgram is one of the larger villages in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,123, made up of 3,168 males and 2,955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palisgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palisgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Mangolkote
Pincode 713147
Area (hectares) 414.69 hectares
Population 6,123
Male Population 3,168
Female Population 2,955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palisgram compares

By the 2011 count Palisgram is the 7th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 414.69 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Palisgram

Palisgram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palisgram 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 Palisgram from other places

Palisgram lies about 9.9 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Khetia, about 4.7 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 Palisgram
Nearest railway station Khetia 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangolkote 9.9 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 9.9 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 9.9 km

Villages closest to Palisgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palisgram village had a population of 6,123. That makes it the 7th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Palisgram village has 3,168 males and 2,955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palisgram has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Palisgram is 713147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palisgram covers 414.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palisgram falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palisgram is Khetia, about 4.7 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 Palisgram.

Palisgram is about 9.9 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palisgram is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district. Khetia is about 4.7 km away. Mangolkote is about 9.9 km away. Barddhaman is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paligram (under 2 km), Palashi (2.8 km) and Gobindapur (7.8 km).

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

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