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About Palla Village

Palla is a mid sized village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 843 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palla village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383350
Area (hectares) 538.28 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 843
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palla compares

By the 2011 count Palla is the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 538.28 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 967.

Getting to Palla

Palla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palla from other places

Palla lies about 69 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 20 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 Palla
Tehsil headquarters Meghraj 12 km
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 20 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 32 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 69 km

Villages closest to Palla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palla village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Palla village has 843 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palla has about 963 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Palla is 383350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palla covers 538.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palla falls under Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Palla is Lusadiya, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palla.

Palla is about 69 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palla is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Meghraj is about 12 km away. Lusadiya is about 20 km away. Dūngarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhipur (1.6 km), Godha (1.9 km) and Bhemapur (2.1 km).

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

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