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About Pala Village

Pala is a large village in Nasvadi tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,206, made up of 1,132 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pala village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Nasvadi
Pincode 391150
Area (hectares) 445.93 hectares
Population 2,206
Male Population 1,132
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pala compares

By the 2011 count Pala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 445.93 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 981.

Getting to Pala

Pala 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 Pala 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 Pala from other places

Pala lies about 66 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Naswadi, 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 Pala
Nearest railway station Naswadi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nasvadi 7.1 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 35 km
District headquarters Vadodara 66 km

Villages closest to Pala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pala village had a population of 2,206. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Pala village has 1,132 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pala has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Pala is 391150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pala covers 445.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pala falls under Nasvadi tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Pala is Naswadi, about 6.9 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 Pala.

Pala is about 66 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pala is in Nasvadi tehsil of Vadodara district. Naswadi is about 6.9 km away. Nasvadi is about 7.1 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasani (under 2 km), Sandhiya (6.8 km) and Nasvadi (7.1 km).

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

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