About Palapara Village

Palapara is a mid sized village in Koya tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 362 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palapara village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Kamrup
Tehsil	Koya
Pincode	781350
Area (hectares)	94.73 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	362
Female Population	311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palapara compares

By the 2011 count Palapara is the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,155 residents. Its 94.73 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Palapara

Palapara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palapara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lachibishnupur, Larmagourhati, Nitani and No 1 Dhuhi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palapara from other places

Palapara lies about 35 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 27 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 Palapara
Nearest town	Barpeta	14 km
Nearest railway station	Nizsariha Halt	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Koya	35 km
District headquarters	Kamrup	35 km

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.

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Common questions about Palapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Palapara village had a population of 673. That makes it the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,155 residents.

Palapara village has 362 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palapara has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Palapara is 781350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palapara covers 94.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palapara falls under Koya tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Palapara is Nizsariha Halt, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palapara.

Palapara is about 35 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palapara is in Koya tehsil of Kamrup district. Barpeta is about 14 km away. Nizsariha Halt is about 27 km away. Koya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.