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About Palasi Village

Palasi is one of the larger villages in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,984, made up of 10,288 males and 9,696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741157
Area (hectares) 1014.95 hectares
Population 19,984
Male Population 10,288
Female Population 9,696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasi compares

By the 2011 count Palasi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 1014.95 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Palasi

Palasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palasi as Available within <5 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 Palasi from other places

Palasi 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 Palasi
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 Palasi

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 Palasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasi village had a population of 19,984. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Palasi village has 10,288 males and 9,696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Palasi is 741157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasi covers 1014.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Palasi is Plassey, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palasi.

Palasi 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.

Palasi 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 Banpalashi (under 2 km), Char Palasi (under 2 km) and Khorda Palashi (under 2 km).

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

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