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About Palmi Village

Palmi is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 522 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palmi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 188.78 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 522
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palmi compares

By the 2011 count Palmi is the 45th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 188.78 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Palmi

Palmi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palmi as Available within 5 - 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 Nipenya, Nischintapur, Nutan Indkuri and Pahar Alias Rasikdi. 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 Palmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palmi village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 45th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Palmi village has 522 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palmi has about 990 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Palmi is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palmi covers 188.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palmi falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palmi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Palmi is in Manbazar I 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 Palmi today is likely to be higher.

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