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About Palpukur Village

Palpukur is a small village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 66 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palpukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712616
Area (hectares) 81.48 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 66
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Palpukur compares

By the 2011 count Palpukur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 81.48 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Palpukur

Palpukur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palpukur 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 Palpukur from other places

Palpukur lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Patipukur, about under 2 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 Palpukur
Nearest railway station Patipukur under 2 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 34 km
District headquarters Hugli 34 km

Villages closest to Palpukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 Palpukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpukur village had a population of 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Palpukur village has 66 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpukur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Palpukur is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palpukur covers 81.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palpukur falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palpukur is Patipukur, about under 2 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 Palpukur.

Palpukur is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpukur is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Patipukur is about under 2 km away. Dam Dam is about 4.4 km away. Goghat I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali (8.1 km), Balirchak (8.1 km) and Kanaipur (14 km).

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

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