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About Paljhari Village

Paljhari is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 368 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paljhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paljhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 146.83 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 368
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Paljhari compares

By the 2011 count Paljhari is the 71st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 146.83 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Paljhari

Paljhari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paljhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Napitchak, Narayanpur, Niranjanbar 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 Paljhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Paljhari village had a population of 769. That makes it the 71st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Paljhari village has 368 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paljhari has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Paljhari is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paljhari covers 146.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paljhari falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paljhari notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paljhari.

Paljhari is in Kharagpur 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 Paljhari today is likely to be higher.

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