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About Palashi Village

Palashi is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 333 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 126.46 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 333
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashi compares

By the 2011 count Palashi is the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 126.46 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 935.

Getting to Palashi

Palashi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palashi as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palashi from other places

Palashi lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 11 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 Palashi
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Palashi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 Palashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashi village had a population of 651. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Palashi village has 333 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Palashi is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashi covers 126.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palashi falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashi is Adalpahari, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palashi.

Palashi is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashi is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Adalpahari is about 11 km away. Suri II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (2.7 km), Gobra (4.5 km) and Talibpur (6.7 km).

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

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