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About Palitpur Village

Palitpur is a small village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 225 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 145.61 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 225
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palitpur compares

By the 2011 count Palitpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 145.61 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 965.

Getting to Palitpur

Palitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palitpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palitpur from other places

Palitpur lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 9.9 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 Palitpur
Nearest railway station Chatra 9.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 25 km
District headquarters Birbhum 25 km

Villages closest to Palitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Palitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palitpur village had a population of 445. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Palitpur village has 225 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palitpur has about 978 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Palitpur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palitpur covers 145.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palitpur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palitpur is Chatra, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palitpur.

Palitpur is about 25 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palitpur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 9.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Murarai II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisor (under 2 km), Dantura (2.0 km) and Tirgram (3.2 km).

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

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