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About Palanja Village

Palanja is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,142, made up of 1,618 males and 1,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.1 hectares hectares.

Palanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Area (hectares) 339.1 hectares
Population 3,142
Male Population 1,618
Female Population 1,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palanja compares

By the 2011 count Palanja is the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 339.1 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Palanja

Palanja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palanja 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Modhagara, Nadra, Natua and Naudiha. 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 Palanja

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanja village had a population of 3,142. That makes it the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Palanja village has 1,618 males and 1,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanja has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Palanja covers 339.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Palanja 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 km distance for Palanja.

Palanja 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 Palanja today is likely to be higher.

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