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About Palanja Village

Palanja is a large village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,196 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 276.58 hectares
Population 2,345
Male Population 1,196
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palanja compares

By the 2011 count Palanja is the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 276.58 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Palanja

The census records public bus service for Palanja as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mukundpur, Narandi, Narayanpur and Nimudi. 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 2,345. That makes it the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Palanja village has 1,196 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanja has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Palanja is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanja covers 276.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palanja falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palanja notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Palanja is in Jaipur 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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