About Palatpur Village

Palatpur is a large village in Katrisarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,096, made up of 1,103 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palatpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Katrisarai
Pincode	805105
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	2,096
Male Population	1,103
Female Population	993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palatpur compares

By the 2011 count Palatpur is the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Palatpur

Palatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palatpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palatpur from other places

Palatpur lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 5.4 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 Palatpur
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Waris Aleganj	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katrisarai	5.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	28 km

Villages closest to Palatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palatpur village had a population of 2,096. That makes it the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Palatpur village has 1,103 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palatpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Palatpur is 805105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palatpur covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palatpur falls under Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palatpur is Waris Aleganj, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palatpur.

Palatpur is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palatpur is in Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Wāris Alīganj is about 5.2 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 5.4 km away. Katrisarai is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.