About Palkia Village

Palkia is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 528 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Madanpur
Pincode	824103
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	1,032
Male Population	528
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkia compares

By the 2011 count Palkia is the 62nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Palkia

Palkia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palkia 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palkia from other places

Palkia lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 8.2 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 Palkia
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madanpur	11 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	11 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	18 km

Villages closest to Palkia

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

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Common questions about Palkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkia village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Palkia village has 528 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkia has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Palkia is 824103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkia covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palkia falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palkia is Dev Road Halt, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palkia.

Palkia is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkia is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 8.2 km away. Madanpur is about 11 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.