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About Palgan Village

Palgan is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 465 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palgan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 67.01 hectares
Population 925
Male Population 465
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Palgan compares

By the 2011 count Palgan is the 55th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 67.01 hectares work out to about 14 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 Palgan

Palgan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palgan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Nawadi, Nimdiha, Nishchintapur 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 Palgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Palgan village had a population of 925. That makes it the 55th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Palgan village has 465 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palgan 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 Palgan is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palgan covers 67.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palgan falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palgan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palgan.

Palgan 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 Palgan today is likely to be higher.

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