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About Palaskala Village

Palaskala is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 311 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaskala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaskala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 171.99 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 311
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palaskala compares

By the 2011 count Palaskala is the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 171.99 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 963.

Getting to Palaskala

Palaskala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palaskala 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nadra, Natua, Naudiha and Nehalpur. 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 Palaskala

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaskala village had a population of 588. That makes it the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Palaskala village has 311 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaskala has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

Palaskala covers 171.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaskala falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palaskala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Palaskala.

Palaskala is in Purulia II 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 Palaskala today is likely to be higher.

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