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About Shwetpalas Village

Shwetpalas is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 571 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shwetpalas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shwetpalas village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723158
Area (hectares) 233.77 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 571
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Shwetpalas compares

By the 2011 count Shwetpalas is the 33rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 233.77 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Shwetpalas

Shwetpalas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shwetpalas 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 Ruknibera, Sagarka, Salgora and Saltora. 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 Shwetpalas

As per the Census of India 2011, Shwetpalas village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Shwetpalas village has 571 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shwetpalas has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Shwetpalas is 723158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shwetpalas covers 233.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shwetpalas falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shwetpalas 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 Shwetpalas.

Shwetpalas is in Raghunathpur 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 Shwetpalas today is likely to be higher.

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