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Palsa

Illambazar mandal
Pincode 731121
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Palsa observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temples near Palsa

  • Gouranga temple · 1.2 km
  • Bhairabnath Temple, Ilambazar · 1.5 km
  • Lakshmi Janardan temple · 1.5 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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Palsa is a small village in Illambazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 349 in 83 households. The village has a literacy rate of 69.9% and is identified by PIN code 731121, located at 23.638°N, 87.541°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sajhahan Mondal
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LGD code
318042
Pincode
731121
Post office
Abinashpur
Population
349
Households
83
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
837 ♀/1000♂
Workers
98
Distance to district centre
36 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
145 km
Distance to Delhi
1170 km
Nearest railway station
Bolpur Shantiniketan · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Illambazar Rural Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Palsa compares

By population, Palsa ranks #108 of 133 villages in Illambazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
+5.7% vs mandal average
Palsa
69.9%
Illambazar mandal
64.2%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
837
−108 vs mandal average
Palsa
837
Illambazar mandal
945
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Palsa
4.2
Illambazar mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Palsa at a glance

Palsa is a village of 349 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Illambazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 108th-largest of 133 villages in Illambazar block. Literacy is 70%, 6 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 837 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Birbhum district centre, 23 km from Mankar, the nearest town, 16 km from Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731121, served by Abinashpur post office; the LGD village code is 318042. The nearest hospital or health centre is Illambazar Rural Hospital, 1 km away. The sarpanch is Sajhahan Mondal, and the village votes in Bolpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandranath Sinha. The population is estimated at 411 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Palsa · this village34970%
Rakona · Illambazar1,50872%0 km N
Naoga · Illambazar2,61767%0 km N
Sabajpur · Illambazar33565%0.8 km NE
Kamalpur · Illambazar47149%0.8 km NE
Sahapur · Illambazar4,36960%0.8 km NE
Ilam Bazar · Saltora58750%1.2 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palsa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
87.28
Irrigated area (ha)
70.15
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Palsa

LGD code
318042
Pincode
731121
Post office
Abinashpur
Population (Census 2011)
349
Population (projected 2026)
411
Households
83
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
837
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
23.63776°N, 87.54078°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandranath Sinha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sajhahan Mondal
Block / Mandal
Illambazar
Getting there

How to reach Palsa

Mandal centre
Illambazar · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 14 min by car · 1 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,370 people
Mankar · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata145 kmcapital
  • Delhi1170 km
  • Hyderabad1171 km
  • Chennai1401 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBolpur Shantiniketan16 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর23 km
  • Hospital / PHCIllambazar Rural Hospital1 km
  • ATM / bankIndia Post Payments Bank16 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management9 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station28 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Palsa

4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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