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About Paligaon Village

Paligaon is a mid sized village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 955 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paligaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 176.01 hectares
Population 1,834
Male Population 955
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paligaon compares

By the 2011 count Paligaon is the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 176.01 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Paligaon

Paligaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paligaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nischintapur, Pachakandar, Pahargaon and Pakuria. 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 Paligaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Paligaon village had a population of 1,834. That makes it the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Paligaon village has 955 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paligaon has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paligaon is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paligaon covers 176.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paligaon falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paligaon.

Paligaon is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Paligaon today is likely to be higher.

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