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About Palashi Village

Palashi is a small village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 90 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 90
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palashi compares

By the 2011 count Palashi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Palashi

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

How far is Palashi from other places

Palashi lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, 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 Palashi
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Palashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashi village had a population of 180. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Palashi village has 90 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Palashi is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashi covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palashi falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashi is Adalpahari, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palashi.

Palashi is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashi is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Adalpahari is about 11 km away. Nanoor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banagram (1.8 km), Madhpur (2.3 km) and Maheshgram (4.8 km).

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

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