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About Paliyan Village

Paliyan is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 47 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliyan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 28.92 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 47
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,234
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paliyan compares

By the 2011 count Paliyan is the 179th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 28.92 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Paliyan

Paliyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paliyan as Available within village. 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 Paliyan from other places

Paliyan lies about 15 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 8.1 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 Paliyan
Nearest railway station Belha 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghumarwin 15 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 15 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 15 km

Villages closest to Paliyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliyan village had a population of 105. That makes it the 179th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Paliyan village has 47 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliyan has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Paliyan is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paliyan covers 28.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paliyan falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paliyan is Belha, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paliyan.

Paliyan is about 15 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliyan is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 8.1 km away. Ghumarwin is about 15 km away. Bilaspur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paliala (under 2 km), Palti (under 2 km) and Chhat (4.5 km).

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

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