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About Palundra Village

Palundra is a large village in Dehgam tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,648, made up of 2,430 males and 2,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1052.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palundra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar
Tehsil Dehgam
Pincode 382308
Area (hectares) 1052.94 hectares
Population 4,648
Male Population 2,430
Female Population 2,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palundra compares

By the 2011 count Palundra is the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents. Its 1052.94 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Palundra

Palundra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palundra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Palundra from other places

Palundra lies about 17 km from Gandhinagar, and the nearest railway station is Rakhiyal, about 6.9 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 Palundra
Nearest railway station Rakhiyal 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehgam 12 km
Nearest town Dahegām 12 km
District headquarters Gandhinagar 17 km

Villages closest to Palundra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palundra village had a population of 4,648. That makes it the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents.

Palundra village has 2,430 males and 2,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palundra has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Palundra is 382308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palundra covers 1052.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palundra falls under Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Palundra is Rakhiyal, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palundra.

Palundra is about 17 km from Gandhinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palundra is in Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district. Rakhiyal is about 6.9 km away. Dehgam is about 12 km away. Dahegām is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nana Jalundra (under 2 km), Amrajina Muvada (under 2 km) and Arajanjina Muvada (under 2 km).

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

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