About Palara Village

Palara is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 390 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 172 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 370001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palara village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Bhuj
Pincode	370001
Population	457
Male Population	390
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	172
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 Palara compares

By the 2011 count Palara is the 107th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Palara

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

Palara lies about 7.3 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Bhuj, about 5.0 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 Palara
Nearest railway station	Bhuj	5.0 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	7.3 km

Villages closest to Palara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palara village had a population of 457. That makes it the 107th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Palara village has 390 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palara has about 172 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Palara is 370001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palara falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Palara is Bhuj, about 5.0 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 Palara.

Palara is about 7.3 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palara is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhuj is about 5.0 km away. Kachchh is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.