Palpai is a village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal. It has a population of 2,937 across 717 households, with a literacy rate of 66.2%.
By population, Palpai ranks #11 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palpai is a village of 2,937 people in 717 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 11th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 66%, 6 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Birbhum district centre, 7 km from Barra, the nearest town, 7 km from Bhimgara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318455. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chhora, 11 km away. The sarpanch is ARPITA GHOSH, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 3,285 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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