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About Palgachha Village

Palgachha is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 545 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palgachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palgachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 58.28 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 545
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Palgachha compares

By the 2011 count Palgachha is the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 58.28 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Palgachha

Palgachha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palgachha 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. The nearest villages by name are Mukundapur, Nabagram, Neramadhabpur and Nikash. 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 Palgachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Palgachha village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Palgachha village has 545 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palgachha has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Palgachha is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palgachha covers 58.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palgachha falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palgachha notes the nearest railway station 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 Palgachha.

Palgachha is in Jangipara 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 Palgachha today is likely to be higher.

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