About Palita Village

Palita is a large village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,303, made up of 1,191 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palita village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731215
Area (hectares)	200.02 hectares
Population	2,303
Male Population	1,191
Female Population	1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palita compares

By the 2011 count Palita is the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 200.02 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Palita

Palita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palita as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palita from other places

Palita lies about 7.3 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 3.2 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 Palita
Nearest town	Nalhāti	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nalhati Junction	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	7.3 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	7.3 km

Villages closest to Palita

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.

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Common questions about Palita

As per the Census of India 2011, Palita village had a population of 2,303. That makes it the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Palita village has 1,191 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palita has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Palita is 731215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palita covers 200.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palita is Nalhati Junction, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palita.

Palita is about 7.3 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palita is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 3.1 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 3.2 km away. Nanoor is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.