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About Palpara Village

Palpara is one of the larger villages in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,007, made up of 3,559 males and 3,448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 355.1 hectares
Population 7,007
Male Population 3,559
Female Population 3,448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpara compares

By the 2011 count Palpara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 355.1 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Palpara

Palpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palpara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Narpada, Nilapur, Padima and Paharpur. 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 Palpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpara village had a population of 7,007. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Palpara village has 3,559 males and 3,448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpara has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Palpara is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palpara covers 355.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palpara falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palpara 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 - 10 km distance for Palpara.

Palpara is in Potashpur I 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 Palpara today is likely to be higher.

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