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About Palgachhi Village

Palgachhi is one of the larger villages in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,303, made up of 4,203 males and 4,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palgachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak III
Pincode 732127
Area (hectares) 357.44 hectares
Population 8,303
Male Population 4,203
Female Population 4,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Palgachhi is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 357.44 hectares work out to about 23 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 961.

Getting to Palgachhi

The census records public bus service for Palgachhi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palgachhi from other places

Palgachhi lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 2.9 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 Palgachhi
Nearest railway station Bhaluka Road 2.9 km
Nearest town Manihāri 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak III 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Palgachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak III 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 Palgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palgachhi village had a population of 8,303. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Palgachhi village has 4,203 males and 4,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palgachhi has about 975 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Palgachhi is 732127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palgachhi covers 357.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palgachhi falls under Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palgachhi is Bhaluka Road, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Palgachhi.

Palgachhi is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palgachhi is in Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 2.9 km away. Manihāri is about 28 km away. Kaliachak III is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagannathpur (2.6 km), Chandpur (2.9 km) and Par Deonapur (4.5 km).

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

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