About Palsa Village

Palsa is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,769, made up of 1,908 males and 1,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	345.6 hectares
Population	3,769
Male Population	1,908
Female Population	1,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsa compares

By the 2011 count Palsa is the 21st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 345.6 hectares work out to about 11 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 952.

Getting to Palsa

Palsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palsa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palsa from other places

Palsa lies about 5.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 8.8 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 Palsa
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	8.8 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	26 km

Villages closest to Palsa

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

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Common questions about Palsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsa village had a population of 3,769. That makes it the 21st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Palsa village has 1,908 males and 1,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsa has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Palsa is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsa covers 345.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palsa falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palsa is Dalkhola, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Palsa.

Palsa is about 5.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsa is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.0 km away. Karandighi is about 7.3 km away. Dalkhola is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.