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About Palma Village

Palma is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 377 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 180.6 hectares
Population 746
Male Population 377
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Palma compares

By the 2011 count Palma is the 89th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 180.6 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Palma

Palma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palma 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 Murugara, Narayanpur, Nilmohanpur 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 Palma

As per the Census of India 2011, Palma village had a population of 746. That makes it the 89th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Palma village has 377 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palma has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Palma is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palma covers 180.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palma falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palma 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 Palma.

Palma is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Palma today is likely to be higher.

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