Palpal
Arsha block · Purulia district, West Bengal · PIN 723201 · village code 331177
Population 2011
5,511
Census of India
Population 2020
6,240
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+13.2%
729 people · 1.4% a year
Households
1,412
+43.2% vs 986 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
5,511
Male / female
2,698 / 2,813
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,043
Children aged 0–6
995
Literacy rate
39.6%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
566 / 2,813
Working population
2,636
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
58.8%
Households
986
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school
No
Piped tap water nearest 1 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport nearest 1 km away
No
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank
No
Primary health centre
PHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
256
Teachers
4
Students per teacher
64
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
921
Non-farm households
491
Share of households farming, 2020
65%
Net sown area
40 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
0 / 12 / 40
Main irrigation source
Surface water
Location
23.2973, 86.1994 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Palma · Palma · Palma · Palmi · Palsara · Panara · Panchkuda · Panchudi