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About Paliya Village

Paliya is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 387 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Pincode 802158
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 387
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paliya compares

By the 2011 count Paliya is the 105th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Paliya

Paliya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paliya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Paliya from other places

Paliya lies about 112 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 15 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 Paliya
Nearest railway station Biraul 15 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 22 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 112 km

Villages closest to Paliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliya village had a population of 693. That makes it the 105th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Paliya village has 387 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliya has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Paliya is 802158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paliya covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paliya falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paliya is Biraul, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Paliya.

Paliya is about 112 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliya is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Biraul is about 15 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Jagdishpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paliya Chak (under 2 km), Mangura (4.4 km) and Nuruddinpur (6.4 km).

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

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