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About Palsa Village

Palsa is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 190 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 87.28 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 190
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 108th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 87.28 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palsa as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palsa from other places

Palsa lies about 4.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.9 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 Palsa
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 4.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 5.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 7.8 km

Villages closest to Palsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsa village had a population of 349. That makes it the 108th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Palsa village has 190 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Palsa is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsa covers 87.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palsa falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palsa is Swadinpur, about 5.9 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 village for Palsa.

Palsa is about 4.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsa is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Illambazar is about 4.9 km away. Birbhum is about 4.9 km away. Swadinpur is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghaipur (1.5 km), Anaipur (3.0 km) and Halsidanga (3.7 km).

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

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