About Palka Village

Palka is a mid sized village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 885 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Udaypur
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	487.62 hectares
Population	1,750
Male Population	885
Female Population	865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palka compares

By the 2011 count Palka is the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 487.62 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 983.

Getting to Palka

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

Palka lies about 35 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 27 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 Palka
Nearest railway station	Bishrampur	27 km
Nearest town	Surajpur	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udaypur	35 km
District headquarters	Surguja	35 km

Villages closest to Palka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palka village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Palka village has 885 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palka has about 977 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Palka is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palka covers 487.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palka falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Palka is Bishrampur, about 27 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 village for Palka.

Palka is about 35 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palka is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about 27 km away. Surajpur is about 30 km away. Udaypur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.