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About Paltagar Village

Paltagar 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 1,383, made up of 687 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paltagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paltagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 196.38 hectares
Population 1,383
Male Population 687
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Paltagar compares

By the 2011 count Paltagar is the 51st largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 196.38 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Paltagar

Paltagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paltagar 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 Paikan Ghoshpur, Pakurya, Palangpur and Palas Larya. 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 Paltagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Paltagar village had a population of 1,383. That makes it the 51st largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Paltagar village has 687 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paltagar has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Paltagar is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paltagar covers 196.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Paltagar 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 Paltagar.

Paltagar 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 Paltagar today is likely to be higher.

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