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About Palangpur Village

Palangpur is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 446 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palangpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 77.42 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 446
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Palangpur compares

By the 2011 count Palangpur is the 118th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 77.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Palangpur

Palangpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palangpur 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 Padima Shyam Chak, Paharchak, Pahari Sol and Paikan Ghoshpur. 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 Palangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palangpur village had a population of 832. That makes it the 118th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Palangpur village has 446 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palangpur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Palangpur is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palangpur covers 77.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palangpur falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palangpur 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 Palangpur.

Palangpur is in Keshpur 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 Palangpur today is likely to be higher.

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