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About Palua Village

Palua is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 286 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721436
Area (hectares) 169.16 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 286
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Palua compares

By the 2011 count Palua is the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 169.16 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Palua

Palua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palua 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 Nayagaon, Nilda, Nilpura and Padima. 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 Palua

As per the Census of India 2011, Palua village had a population of 535. That makes it the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Palua village has 286 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palua has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Palua is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palua covers 169.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palua falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palua 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 Palua.

Palua is in Mohanpur 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 Palua today is likely to be higher.

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