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About Palanki Sakhi Village

Palanki Sakhi is a mid sized village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 733 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Palanki Sakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanki Sakhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 733
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palanki Sakhi compares

By the 2011 count Palanki Sakhi is the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Palanki Sakhi

Palanki Sakhi 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 Palanki Sakhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palanki Sakhi from other places

Palanki Sakhi lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 2.4 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 Palanki Sakhi
Nearest railway station Guraru 2.4 km
Nearest town Tekāri 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Palanki Sakhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guraru 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 Palanki Sakhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanki Sakhi village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Palanki Sakhi village has 733 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanki Sakhi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Palanki Sakhi covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palanki Sakhi falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palanki Sakhi is Guraru, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palanki Sakhi.

Palanki Sakhi is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanki Sakhi is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 2.4 km away. Tekāri is about 14 km away. Gaya 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 Palaki Sultani (under 2 km), Rauna (under 2 km) and Bhimpur (under 2 km).

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

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