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About Palashpai Village

Palashpai is a large village in Daspur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,800, made up of 2,459 males and 2,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashpai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur II
Pincode 721146
Area (hectares) 279.23 hectares
Population 4,800
Male Population 2,459
Female Population 2,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashpai compares

By the 2011 count Palashpai is the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents. Its 279.23 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Palashpai

Palashpai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palashpai as Available within 5 - 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 Nabin Manua, Naihati, Narayan Chak and Nischintapur. 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 Palashpai

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashpai village had a population of 4,800. That makes it the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents.

Palashpai village has 2,459 males and 2,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashpai has about 952 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Palashpai is 721146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashpai covers 279.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palashpai falls under Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palashpai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palashpai.

Palashpai is in Daspur 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 Palashpai today is likely to be higher.

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