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About Palashdanga Village

Palashdanga is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 911 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 457.7 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 911
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashdanga compares

By the 2011 count Palashdanga is the 23rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 457.7 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 69 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 8.0 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 Panchra 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 8.3 km
District headquarters Birbhum 69 km

Villages closest to Palashdanga

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 Palashdanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashdanga village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Palashdanga village has 911 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashdanga has about 957 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 Palashdanga is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashdanga covers 457.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palashdanga is Panchra, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance for Palashdanga.

Palashdanga is about 69 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashdanga is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 8.0 km away. Dubrajpur is about 8.3 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loba (under 2 km), Debipur (under 2 km) and Jophlai (1.6 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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