About Palka Village

Palka is a mid sized village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,870, made up of 966 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Palka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Bhabua
Area (hectares)	194 hectares
Population	1,870
Male Population	966
Female Population	904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palka compares

By the 2011 count Palka is the 40th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Palka

Palka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palka from other places

Palka lies about 101 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Muthani, about 16 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 Palka
Tehsil headquarters	Bhabua	3.3 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Muthani	16 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	101 km

Villages closest to Palka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palka village had a population of 1,870. That makes it the 40th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Palka village has 966 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palka has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Palka covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palka falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palka is Muthani, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Palka.

Palka is about 101 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palka is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Bhabua is about 3.3 km away. Bhabhua is about 3.3 km away. Muthani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.