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About Banpalashi Village

Banpalashi is a mid sized village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 289 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banpalashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banpalashi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741137
Area (hectares) 81.34 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 289
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banpalashi compares

By the 2011 count Banpalashi is the 87th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 81.34 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Banpalashi

Banpalashi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banpalashi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banpalashi from other places

Banpalashi lies about 43 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Plassey, about 3.9 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 Banpalashi
Nearest railway station Plassey 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliganj 6.1 km
Nearest town Beldānga 17 km
District headquarters Nadia 43 km

Villages closest to Banpalashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banpalashi village had a population of 587. That makes it the 87th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Banpalashi village has 289 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpalashi has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Banpalashi is 741137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banpalashi covers 81.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banpalashi falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banpalashi is Plassey, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Banpalashi.

Banpalashi is about 43 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banpalashi is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Plassey is about 3.9 km away. Kaliganj is about 6.1 km away. Beldānga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Char Palasi (under 2 km), Khorda Palashi (under 2 km) and Palasi (under 2 km).

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

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