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About Palema Village

Palema is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 148 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palema village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 559.5 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 148
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palema compares

By the 2011 count Palema is the 121st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 559.5 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Palema

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

Palema lies about 88 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 28 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 Palema
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 12 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 28 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 88 km

Villages closest to Palema

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palema village had a population of 330. That makes it the 121st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Palema village has 148 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palema has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Palema is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palema covers 559.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palema falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Palema is Khariar Road, about 28 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 km distance for Palema.

Palema is about 88 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palema is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 12 km away. Khariar Road is about 28 km away. Mahāsamund is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhindoli (1.5 km), Kothigaon (2.2 km) and Kodamal (3.1 km).

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

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