About Palashpai Village

Palashpai is one of the larger villages in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,450, made up of 3,288 males and 3,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashpai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Khanakul II
Pincode	712416
Area (hectares)	183.04 hectares
Population	6,450
Male Population	3,288
Female Population	3,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashpai compares

By the 2011 count Palashpai is the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 183.04 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Palashpai

Palashpai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palashpai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Palashpai from other places

Palashpai lies about 9.4 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kanchrapara, about 4.1 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 Palashpai
Nearest railway station	Kanchrapara	4.1 km
Nearest town	Kānchrāpāra	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanakul II	9.4 km
District headquarters	Hugli	9.4 km

Villages closest to Palashpai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul II 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.

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Common questions about Palashpai

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashpai village had a population of 6,450. That makes it the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Palashpai village has 3,288 males and 3,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashpai has about 962 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Palashpai is 712416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashpai covers 183.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palashpai falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palashpai is Kanchrapara, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palashpai.

Palashpai is about 9.4 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashpai is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district. Kanchrapara is about 4.1 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 6.9 km away. Khanakul II is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.