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About Palkhowa Village

Palkhowa is a small village in Kaliabor tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 18 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkhowa village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Kaliabor
Pincode 782136
Area (hectares) 458.9 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 18
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkhowa compares

By the 2011 count Palkhowa is the 193rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 458.9 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Palkhowa

Palkhowa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palkhowa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Niz Pubthoria, Nizari Gaon, Nizari Pathar and Ouguri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palkhowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkhowa village had a population of 35. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Palkhowa village has 18 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkhowa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Palkhowa is 782136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkhowa covers 458.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palkhowa falls under Kaliabor tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The census record for Palkhowa notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Palkhowa.

Palkhowa is in Kaliabor tehsil of Nagaon district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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