About Palsa Village

Palsa is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 477 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731302
Area (hectares)	94.38 hectares
Population	889
Male Population	477
Female Population	412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 94.38 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palsa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palsa from other places

Palsa lies about 4.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.9 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 Palsa
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	4.9 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	7.8 km

Villages closest to Palsa

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 Palsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsa village had a population of 889. That makes it the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Palsa village has 477 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Palsa covers 94.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palsa is Swadinpur, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance for Palsa.

Palsa is about 4.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsa is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Nanoor is about 4.9 km away. Birbhum is about 4.9 km away. Swadinpur is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.