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About Palashban Village

Palashban is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 646 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashban village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 129.14 hectares
Population 1,268
Male Population 646
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Palashban compares

By the 2011 count Palashban is the 44th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 129.14 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Palashban

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

Palashban lies about 55 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 6.8 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 Palashban
Nearest railway station Chinpai 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 9.7 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 9.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Palashban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashban village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 44th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Palashban village has 646 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashban has about 963 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Palashban is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashban covers 129.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palashban falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashban is Chinpai, about 6.8 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 Palashban.

Palashban is about 55 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashban is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 6.8 km away. Dubrajpur is about 9.7 km away. Dubrājpur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrirampur (under 2 km), Ekkabbarpur (under 2 km) and Matijapur (1.8 km).

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

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