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Palsa

Nanoor mandal
Pincode 731302
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Palsa is a village in Nanoor mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 889 across 265 households. The village has a literacy rate of 66% and is located at coordinates 23.635°N, 87.877°E, with postal code 731302.

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RINKU SAHA
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LGD code
317637
Pincode
731302
Post office
Kirnahar
Population
889
Households
265
Literacy rate
66%
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000♂
Workers
321
Distance to district centre
36 km
Distance to Kolkata
128 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1199 km
Nearest railway station
Daskalgram · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Khujutipara · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Palsa compares

By population, Palsa ranks #91 of 136 villages in Nanoor mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.0%
+5.3% vs mandal average
Palsa
66.0%
Nanoor mandal
60.7%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
864
−85 vs mandal average
Palsa
864
Nanoor mandal
949
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.9 vs mandal average
Palsa
3.4
Nanoor mandal
4.3

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

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Palsa at a glance

Palsa is a village of 889 people in 265 households (Census 2011) in Nanoor block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 91st-largest of 136 villages in Nanoor block. Literacy is 66%, 5 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 864 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Birbhum district centre, 2 km from Madda, the nearest town, 14 km from Daskalgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731302, served by Kirnahar post office; the LGD village code is 317637. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Khujutipara, 3 km away. The sarpanch is RINKU SAHA, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 1,048 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Daskalgram-Kareya-Ii

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Palsa · this village88966%
Saota · Nanoor3,70458%0 km N
Palita · Nanoor2,30370%0 km N
Palita · Ketugram - I4,34252%0 km N
Datina · Nanoor55567%0 km N
Bheter · Nanoor1,55563%0.9 km NW
Shrirampur · Nanoor82362%1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palsa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
94.38
Irrigated area (ha)
83.2
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
317637
Pincode
731302
Post office
Kirnahar
Population (Census 2011)
889
Population (projected 2026)
1,048
Households
265
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
864
Literacy rate
66.0%
Coordinates
23.63462°N, 87.87689°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nanoor
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bidhan Chandra Majhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RINKU SAHA
Block / Mandal
Nanoor
Getting there

How to reach Palsa

Mandal centre
Nanoor · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 14 min by car · 1 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,114 people
Madda · ≈ 1.9 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata128 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1199 km
  • Delhi1200 km
  • Chennai1421 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDaskalgram14 km
  • Bus stopJalpara Charaktala18 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Khujutipara3 km
  • ATM / bankJalpara Gramin Bank17 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil21 km
  • CollegeGobindapur Shefali Memorial Polytechnic17 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Palsa

1 Temple 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, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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