Palsit is a village in
Burdwan II
Burdwan II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Baghar, a constituent panchayat of Burdw ...
CD block in
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
The uneven laterite territory found in the western part of Paschim Bardhaman district extends up to ...
of
Purba Bardhaman district
Purba Bardhaman district is in West Bengal. Its headquarters is in Bardhaman. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after the division of the previous Bardhaman district. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born in village Subaldaha in the district ...
in the
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It is believed that Swami Vivekananda has walked through the palsit village . There are two madan Gopal Mandir is situated here in this area, one at palsit and another one is at Bhaita . Palsit hattala (Also known as bakultata and shibtala) is the center of attraction of this area.
Geography
Location
Palsit is located at
Palsit is part of the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district. The area is surrounded by the
Bhagirathi
The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...
on the east, the
Ajay on the north-west and the
Damodar on the west and south. Old river channels and small creeks found in the region dry up in the dry season, but the Bardhaman Plains are sometimes subject to heavy floods during the rainy season. The region has recent
alluvial
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
soils.
Urbanisation
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision lives in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population lives in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India
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Palsit had a total population of 3,578, of which 1,790 (50%) were males and 1,788 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 370. The total number of literates in Palsit was 2,307 (71.91% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Palsit is the junction point of the
Grand Trunk Road
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and Durgapur Expressway. It is on
NH 19. While
Dankuni
Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly.
Geography
Location
Da ...
is ,
Panagarh
Panagarh is a small town in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Panagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Urbanisation
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durga ...
is from Palsit.
Palsit is the meeting point of
NH 114 and
SH 13.
is situated on the
Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line, from
Howrah Station
Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...
. It is each from
Saktigarh and
Rasulpur
Rasulpur is a village in Pakistan. Jalalpur Bhattian located on its road leads to Hafizabad
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.
[Eastern Railway local time table] It is part of
Kolkata Suburban Railway
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system.
References
Cities and towns in Purba Bardhaman district
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