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About Palma Village

Palma is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 435 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, 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 Hura
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 135.23 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 435
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 135.23 hectares work out to about 6.4 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 977.

Getting to Palma

Palma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palma as Available within <5 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 Nimdiha, Nishchintapur, Paharpur and Pakhuria. 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 865. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Palma village has 435 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palma has about 989 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Palma is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palma covers 135.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palma falls under Hura 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palma.

Palma is in Hura 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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