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About Palla Village

Palla is one of the larger villages in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,058, made up of 2,649 males and 2,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743701
Area (hectares) 297.05 hectares
Population 5,058
Male Population 2,649
Female Population 2,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palla compares

By the 2011 count Palla is the 13th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 297.05 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Palla

Palla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palla 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. The nearest villages by name are Naoda, Naraharipur, Natidanga and Nishchintapur. 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 Palla

As per the Census of India 2011, Palla village had a population of 5,058. That makes it the 13th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Palla village has 2,649 males and 2,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palla has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Palla is 743701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palla covers 297.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palla falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palla notes the nearest railway station 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 Palla.

Palla is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Palla today is likely to be higher.

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