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About Palashbumi Village

Palashbumi is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 597 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashbumi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashbumi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 250.29 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 597
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashbumi compares

By the 2011 count Palashbumi is the 44th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 250.29 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Palashbumi

Palashbumi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palashbumi as Available within 10+ 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 Palashbumi from other places

Palashbumi lies about 55 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 11 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 Palashbumi
Nearest railway station Kachujor 11 km
Nearest town Siuri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 28 km
District headquarters Birbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Palashbumi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashbumi village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 44th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Palashbumi village has 597 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashbumi has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Palashbumi is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashbumi covers 250.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palashbumi falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashbumi is Kachujor, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palashbumi.

Palashbumi 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.

Palashbumi is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 11 km away. Siuri is about 16 km away. Khoyrasol is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankara (5.0 km), Sahapur (5.6 km) and Sira (6.9 km).

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

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