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About Palasi Village

Palasi is a large village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,618, made up of 1,812 males and 1,806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 408.75 hectares
Population 3,618
Male Population 1,812
Female Population 1,806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palasi compares

By the 2011 count Palasi is the 14th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 408.75 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Palasi

Palasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palasi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nimdanga, Nischintapur, Noapara and Pachhra. 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 Palasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasi village had a population of 3,618. That makes it the 14th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Palasi village has 1,812 males and 1,806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Palasi is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasi covers 408.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palasi falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palasi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palasi.

Palasi is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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 Palasi today is likely to be higher.

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