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About Palghat Village

Palghat is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,360, made up of 1,241 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palghat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700151
Area (hectares) 103.03 hectares
Population 2,360
Male Population 1,241
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Palghat compares

By the 2011 count Palghat is the 27th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 103.03 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Palghat

Palghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palghat 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 Palghat from other places

Palghat lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Subhas Gram, about 4.5 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 Palghat
Nearest railway station Subhas Gram 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 5.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Palghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 Palghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Palghat village had a population of 2,360. That makes it the 27th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Palghat village has 1,241 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palghat has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Palghat is 700151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palghat covers 103.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palghat falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palghat is Subhas Gram, about 4.5 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 Palghat.

Palghat is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palghat is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Subhas Gram is about 4.5 km away. Sonarpur is about 5.4 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarmastapur (under 2 km), Raghabpur (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (under 2 km).

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

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