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About Palashdanga Village

Palashdanga is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,418, made up of 718 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashdanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 175.23 hectares
Population 1,418
Male Population 718
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palashdanga compares

By the 2011 count Palashdanga is the 31st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 175.23 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Palashdanga

Palashdanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palashdanga as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palashdanga from other places

Palashdanga lies about 5.0 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.7 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 Palashdanga
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 28 km

Villages closest to Palashdanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashdanga village had a population of 1,418. That makes it the 31st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Palashdanga village has 718 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashdanga has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Palashdanga is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashdanga covers 175.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palashdanga falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashdanga is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.7 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 km distance for Palashdanga.

Palashdanga is about 5.0 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashdanga is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 2.6 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.7 km away. Birbhum is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somdanga (under 2 km), Maligram (under 2 km) and Derpur (3.1 km).

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

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