About Palikhurd Village

Palikhurd is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 190 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palikhurd village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Pincode	847235
Area (hectares)	88.2 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	190
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Palikhurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents. Its 88.2 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Palikhurd

Palikhurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palikhurd as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palikhurd from other places

Palikhurd lies about 12 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 4.0 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 Palikhurd
Nearest railway station	Rajanagar	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajnagar	5.1 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	12 km

Villages closest to Palikhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palikhurd village had a population of 351. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents.

Palikhurd village has 190 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palikhurd has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Palikhurd is 847235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palikhurd covers 88.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palikhurd falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palikhurd is Rajanagar, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palikhurd.

Palikhurd is about 12 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palikhurd is in Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajanagar is about 4.0 km away. Rajnagar is about 5.1 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.