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About Palara Village

Palara is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,069 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712124
Area (hectares) 190.98 hectares
Population 2,008
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Palara compares

By the 2011 count Palara is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 190.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Palara

The census records public bus service for Palara 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Nanda, Nasibpur, Nezampur and Noapara. 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 Palara

As per the Census of India 2011, Palara village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Palara village has 1,069 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palara has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Palara is 712124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palara covers 190.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palara falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palara notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Palara is in Singur 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 Palara today is likely to be higher.

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