Palash is a village in Matigara mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, with a population of 4,204 across 884 households. It has a literacy rate of 50.2% and is served by multiple banks, ATMs, hospitals, and food establishments, indicating moderate commercial and health infrastructure.
By population, Palash ranks #11 of 68 villages in Matigara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palash is a village of 4,204 people in 884 households (Census 2011) in Matigara block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 11th-largest of 68 villages in Matigara block. Literacy is 50%, 12 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 11 km from Junglee Mohal, the nearest town, 5 km from Gulma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734009, served by Sukna post office; the LGD village code is 306525. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gov Hospital, 1 km away. The sarpanch is JANAK SAHA, and the village votes in Matigara-Naxalbari assembly constituency, represented by Anandamay Barman. The population is estimated at 4,703 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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