About Palsanda Village

Palsanda is a large village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,307 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Nabagram
Pincode	742238
Area (hectares)	220.67 hectares
Population	2,541
Male Population	1,307
Female Population	1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsanda compares

By the 2011 count Palsanda is the 29th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 220.67 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Palsanda

Palsanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palsanda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palsanda from other places

Palsanda 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 Palsanda
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 Palsanda

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 Palsanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsanda village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 29th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Palsanda village has 1,307 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsanda has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Palsanda is 742238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsanda covers 220.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palsanda 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palsanda.

Palsanda 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.

Palsanda 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.