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About Palbhuni Village

Palbhuni is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 508 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palbhuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palbhuni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 119.79 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 508
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palbhuni compares

By the 2011 count Palbhuni is the 53rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 119.79 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Palbhuni

The census records public bus service for Palbhuni 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nilpura Baman Chak, Olma, Olmaidal Bar and Pachim Purulia. 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 Palbhuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Palbhuni village had a population of 998. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Palbhuni village has 508 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palbhuni has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Palbhuni is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palbhuni covers 119.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palbhuni falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palbhuni notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Palbhuni.

Palbhuni is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Palbhuni today is likely to be higher.

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