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About Palagachha Village

Palagachha is a large village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,120, made up of 1,077 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palagachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palagachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741222
Area (hectares) 104.89 hectares
Population 2,120
Male Population 1,077
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palagachha compares

By the 2011 count Palagachha is the 57th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 104.89 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Palagachha

Palagachha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palagachha as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Neulia, Nikhar Gachhi, Nizra and Noada Durgapur. 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.

Common questions about Palagachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Palagachha village had a population of 2,120. That makes it the 57th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Palagachha village has 1,077 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palagachha has about 968 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 Palagachha is 741222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palagachha covers 104.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palagachha falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palagachha notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palagachha.

Palagachha is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia 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.

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

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