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About Palgere Village

Palgere is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 369 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palgere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palgere village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 74.87 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 369
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palgere compares

By the 2011 count Palgere is the 88th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 74.87 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Palgere

Palgere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palgere as Available within <5 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 Naratha, Naya, Nungodar and Paikar Raut Chak. 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 Palgere

As per the Census of India 2011, Palgere village had a population of 720. That makes it the 88th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Palgere village has 369 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palgere has about 951 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Palgere is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palgere covers 74.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palgere falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Palgere is in Pingla 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 Palgere today is likely to be higher.

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