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About Palaicherra Pt I Village

Palaicherra Pt I is a mid sized village in Katlichara tehsil, in the district of Hailakandi, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 862 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Palaicherra Pt I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaicherra Pt I village
Description Value
State Assam
District Hailakandi
Tehsil Katlichara
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 862
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Palaicherra Pt I compares

By the 2011 count Palaicherra Pt I is the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Palaicherra Pt I

Palaicherra Pt I is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palaicherra Pt I as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palaicherra Pt I from other places

Palaicherra Pt I lies about 28 km from Hailakandi, and the nearest railway station is Bhasha Shahid, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palaicherra Pt I
Nearest town Silchar 22 km
Nearest railway station Bhasha Shahid 22 km
District headquarters Hailakandi 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Katlichara 34 km

Villages closest to Palaicherra Pt I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katlichara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Palaicherra Pt I

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaicherra Pt I village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Palaicherra Pt I village has 862 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaicherra Pt I has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Palaicherra Pt I covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palaicherra Pt I falls under Katlichara tehsil of Hailakandi district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Palaicherra Pt I is Bhasha Shahid, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palaicherra Pt I.

Palaicherra Pt I is about 28 km from Hailakandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaicherra Pt I is in Katlichara tehsil of Hailakandi district. Silchar is about 22 km away. Bhasha Shahid is about 22 km away. Hailakandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palaicherra Pt Ii (under 2 km), Sultanicherra T E (4.8 km) and Dholai Molai Pt I (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palaicherra Pt I today is likely to be higher.

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