About Palaighata Village

Palaighata is a mid sized village in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 722 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaighata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Beldanga I
Pincode	742133
Area (hectares)	65.55 hectares
Population	1,430
Male Population	722
Female Population	708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palaighata compares

By the 2011 count Palaighata is the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 65.55 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Palaighata

Palaighata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palaighata 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. The nearest villages by name are Meliani, Mirzapur, Nalkunda and Naoda. 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.

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Common questions about Palaighata

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaighata village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Palaighata village has 722 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaighata has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Palaighata is 742133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaighata covers 65.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palaighata falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

Palaighata is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad 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.