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About Palania Village

Palania is a small village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 125 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 107.28 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 125
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palania compares

By the 2011 count Palania is the 147th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 107.28 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Palania

Palania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palania as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nilpura, Nimpur, Paikbar and Paikpara. 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 Palania

As per the Census of India 2011, Palania village had a population of 244. That makes it the 147th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Palania village has 125 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palania has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Palania is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palania covers 107.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palania falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palania notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Palania.

Palania is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Palania today is likely to be higher.

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