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About Palika Village

Palika is a large village in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,908, made up of 1,483 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 414.92 hectares
Population 2,908
Male Population 1,483
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palika compares

By the 2011 count Palika is the 22nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 414.92 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Palika

Palika is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palika as Available within <5 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 Palika from other places

Palika lies about 31 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Boxirhat, about 6.2 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 Palika
Nearest railway station Boxirhat 6.2 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tufanganj II 31 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 31 km

Villages closest to Palika

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

Common questions about Palika

As per the Census of India 2011, Palika village had a population of 2,908. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Palika village has 1,483 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palika has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Palika is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palika covers 414.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palika falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palika is Boxirhat, about 6.2 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 village for Palika.

Palika is about 31 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palika is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Boxirhat is about 6.2 km away. Tufānganj is about 9.8 km away. Tufanganj II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanukumari (1.9 km), Dhaldabri (2.0 km) and Taterkuthi (2.6 km).

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

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