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About Palasi Village

Palasi is a large village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,463, made up of 2,289 males and 2,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721443
Area (hectares) 511.52 hectares
Population 4,463
Male Population 2,289
Female Population 2,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 1,316 residents. Its 511.52 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

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. The nearest villages by name are Nahanjara, Nandakurya, Narasinghapur and Narayan Chak. 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 Palasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasi village had a population of 4,463. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Palasi village has 2,289 males and 2,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Palasi is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasi covers 511.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palasi falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palasi notes the nearest railway station 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 in Dantan II 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 Palasi today is likely to be higher.

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