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About Palaskura Village

Palaskura is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 472 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaskura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaskura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 152.14 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 472
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palaskura compares

By the 2011 count Palaskura is the 70th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 152.14 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Palaskura

Palaskura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palaskura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palaskura from other places

Palaskura lies about 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palaskura
Nearest town Chas 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Palaskura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Para tehsil.

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 Palaskura

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaskura village had a population of 877. That makes it the 70th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Palaskura village has 472 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaskura has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Palaskura is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaskura covers 152.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaskura falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palaskura is Bandhdih, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palaskura.

Palaskura is about 31 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaskura is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas is about 8.5 km away. Bandhdih is about 12 km away. Para is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alkusa (11 km), Dumardiha (15 km) and Mahuda (18 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palaskura today is likely to be higher.

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