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Revenue village·Amour block·Purnia

Palsa

Amour mandal
Pincode 854315
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Palsa observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Palsa

  • Bhadrakāli Temple · 4.6 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Palsa is a village in Amour mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 2,291 in 484 households. The village has a literacy rate of 38.3%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAHEDA BEGAM
Contact: 82****8561
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LGD code
223715
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
2,291
Households
484
Literacy rate
38.3%
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000♂
Workers
601
Distance to district centre
187 km
Distance to mandal centre
161 km
Distance to Patna
302 km
Distance to Kolkata
218 km
Nearest railway station
Banshlai Bridge · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kathia Edrakpur Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Palsa compares

By population, Palsa ranks #49 of 163 villages in Amour mandal.

Literacy rate
%
38.3%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Palsa
38.3%
Amour mandal
35.3%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
935
+18 vs mandal average
Palsa
935
Amour mandal
917
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Palsa
4.7
Amour mandal
4.9

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

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Palsa at a glance

Palsa is a village of 2,291 people in 484 households (Census 2011) in Amour block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 49th-largest of 163 villages in Amour block. Literacy is 38%, 3 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. It lies 187 km from the Purnia district centre, 10 km from Bahutali, the nearest town, under 1 km from Banshlai Bridge railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223715. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kathia Edrakpur Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is JAHEDA BEGAM, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,701 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rangraya Laltoli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Palsa · this village2,29138%
Palsa · Dighalbank2,27842%0 km N
Palsa · Azamnagar2,62840%0 km N
Palsa · Islamnagar Aliganj1,73059%0 km N
Paschim Simlapara · Murarai - I2,63550%0.6 km N
Sumarpur · Murarai - I1,78444%1.2 km N
Nayit · Murarai - I12276%1.3 km E

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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
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
4
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
48
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Rangrailal Toli
Total area (ha)
98
Irrigated area (ha)
42.49
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Palsa

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Palsa

LGD code
223715
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
2,291
Population (projected 2026)
2,701
Households
484
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
935
Literacy rate
38.3%
Coordinates
24.48067°N, 87.86697°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JAHEDA BEGAM
Block / Mandal
Amour
Getting there

How to reach Palsa

Mandal centre
Amour · ≈ 161 km
≈ 5 h 30 min by car · 6 h 32 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 187 km
≈ 6 h 24 min by car · 7 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,963 people
Bahutali · ≈ 9.8 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna302 kmcapital
  • Kolkata218 km
  • Delhi1155 km
  • Hyderabad1253 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBanshlai Bridge<1 km
  • Bus stopUmarpur Bus Stop18 km
  • Hospital / PHCKathia Edrakpur Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India(Jangipur Branch)20 km
  • CollegeJAKIR HOSSAIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY18 km
  • Police stationRaghunathganj Police station20 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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