About Palitpur Village

Palitpur is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 403 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, 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	Nanoor
Pincode	731220
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	787
Male Population	403
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palitpur compares

By the 2011 count Palitpur is the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 947.

Getting to Palitpur

Palitpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palitpur 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 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	Nanoor	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 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 Palitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palitpur village had a population of 787. That makes it the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Palitpur village has 403 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palitpur has about 953 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Palitpur is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palitpur covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palitpur falls under Nanoor 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 9.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Nanoor is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.