Geographic Location of Palpal

The village Palpal is located in Arsha C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Arsha Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Palpal

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palpal

Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Palpal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Palpal is given below:

Social Structure of Palpal

As per available data from the year 2009, 5511 persons live in 986 house holds in the village Palpal. There are 2813 female individuals and 2698 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.04% and males constitute 48.96% of the total population.

There are 566 scheduled castes persons of which 285 are females and 281 are males. Females constitute 50.35% and males constitute 49.65% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.27% of the total population.

There are 2813 scheduled tribes persons of which 1444 are females and 1369 are males. Females constitute 51.33% and males constitute 48.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 51.04% of the total population.

Population density of Palpal is 364.21 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palpal

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Total area of Palpal is 1513.13 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 1058.91 ha. About 870.15 ha is un-irrigated area. About 40.69 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 148.07 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 200.71 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 52.81 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Palpal

There are 5 government pre-primary schools in the village Palpal.

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Palpal.

There is a government middle school in the village Palpal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Arsha, which is less than 5 kms away from Palpal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Arsha, which is less than 5 kms away from Palpal.

Colleges in Palpal

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Deoltanr, which is 5-10 kms away from Palpal.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Palpal.

Other Educational Facilities in Palpal

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Palpal.

Healthcare Facilities in Palpal

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Palpal.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Palpal.

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Palpal.

There is no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no TB clinic in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no veterinary hospital in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Palpal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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