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About Palsa Village

Palsa is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 535 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 88.45 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 535
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 75th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 88.45 hectares work out to about 12 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 942.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nazirpur, Nehamba, Nehatair and Nilahari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,055. That makes it the 75th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Palsa village has 535 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Palsa is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsa covers 88.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palsa falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palsa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palsa.

Palsa is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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