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About Palla Khasmahal Village

Palla Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Kalimpong II tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 884 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palla Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palla Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734301
Area (hectares) 686.35 hectares
Population 1,750
Male Population 884
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palla Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Palla Khasmahal is the 18th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 686.35 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 952.

Getting to Palla Khasmahal

Palla Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palla Khasmahal as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maria Khasmahal, Mayrong Forest, Paiengaon Forest and Paiyong Khasmahal. 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 Palla Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Palla Khasmahal village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the 18th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Palla Khasmahal village has 884 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palla Khasmahal has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Palla Khasmahal is 734301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palla Khasmahal covers 686.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palla Khasmahal falls under Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palla Khasmahal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palla Khasmahal.

Palla Khasmahal is in Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling 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 Palla Khasmahal today is likely to be higher.

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