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About Palsa Village

Palsa is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 244 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, 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 Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 97.03 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 244
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 91st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 97.03 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palsa as Available within village. 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 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 Rampurhat I 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 Rampurhat I 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 Palsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsa village had a population of 485. That makes it the 91st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Palsa village has 244 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Palsa is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsa covers 97.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palsa falls under Rampurhat I 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village 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 Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat I 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.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Palsa (under 2 km), Sadinpur (1.5 km) and Saipur (1.5 km).

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

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