About Palsa Village

Palsa is a large village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,084, made up of 1,051 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Nabagram
Pincode	742181
Area (hectares)	256.88 hectares
Population	2,084
Male Population	1,051
Female Population	1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 39th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 256.88 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 961.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Palsa from other places

Palsa lies about 153 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 3.8 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 Palsa
Nearest railway station	Babhabgaon Halt	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabagram	16 km
Nearest town	Katihar	23 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	153 km

Villages closest to Palsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsa village had a population of 2,084. That makes it the 39th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Palsa village has 1,051 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Palsa is 742181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsa covers 256.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palsa falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palsa is Babhabgaon Halt, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palsa.

Palsa is about 153 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsa is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 3.8 km away. Nabagram is about 16 km away. Katihar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.