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Palan

Mohammad Bazar mandal
Pincode 731127
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MOUSUMI HEMRAM
Contact: 62****4270
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LGD code
316788
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population
1,567
Households
336
Literacy rate
49.3%
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000♂
Workers
440
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Kolkata
187 km
Distance to Delhi
1147 km
Nearest railway station
Gadadharpur · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Srikantapur Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Palan compares

By population, Palan ranks #39 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.3%
−6.6% vs mandal average
Palan
49.3%
Mohammad Bazar mandal
55.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−56 vs mandal average
Palan
913
Mohammad Bazar mandal
969
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Palan
4.7
Mohammad Bazar mandal
4.5

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

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Palan at a glance

Palan is a village of 1,567 people in 336 households (Census 2011) in Mohammad Bazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 39th-largest of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar block. Literacy is 49%, 7 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Birbhum district centre, 24 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 16 km from Gadadharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731127, served by Md.Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 316788. The nearest hospital or health centre is Srikantapur Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is MOUSUMI HEMRAM, and the village votes in Sainthia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kanta Saha. The population is estimated at 1,753 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Palan · this village1,56749%
Palan · Masalia47852%0.8 km S
Palan · Nala38571%0.8 km S
Sarenda · Balagarh1,23173%1.7 km SW
Sarenda · Mohammad Bazar1,05763%1.7 km SW
Harinsinga · Mohammad Bazar1,03043%1.8 km E
Kendsarail · Mohammad Bazar93355%2.5 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
2
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
292.85
Irrigated area (ha)
80.84
Forest area (ha)
8.08

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

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Key facts — Palan

LGD code
316788
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
1,567
Population (projected 2026)
1,753
Households
336
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
913
Literacy rate
49.3%
Coordinates
24.08134°N, 87.55262°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sainthia
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krishna Kanta Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MOUSUMI HEMRAM
Block / Mandal
Mohammad Bazar
Getting there

How to reach Palan

Mandal centre
Mohammad Bazar · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 24 km
≈ 50 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata187 kmcapital
  • Delhi1147 km
  • Hyderabad1201 km
  • Chennai1443 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGadadharpur16 km
  • Hospital / PHCSrikantapur Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank19 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump19 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University47 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post58 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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