About Palchua Village

Palchua is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 477 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palchua village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	948
Male Population	477
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palchua compares

By the 2011 count Palchua is the 72nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Palchua

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

Palchua lies about 45 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 37 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 Palchua
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Belha	37 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	45 km

Villages closest to Palchua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palchua village had a population of 948. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Palchua village has 477 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palchua has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Palchua is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palchua covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palchua falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Palchua is Belha, about 37 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palchua.

Palchua is about 45 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palchua is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 5.7 km away. Belha is about 37 km away. Bilaspur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.