About Palra Village

Palra is a large village in Beri tehsil, in the district of Jhajjar, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,930, made up of 1,512 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palra village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Jhajjar
Tehsil	Beri
Pincode	124105
Area (hectares)	577 hectares
Population	2,930
Male Population	1,512
Female Population	1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Palra compares

By the 2011 count Palra is the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents. Its 577 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Palra

Palra 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 Palra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palra from other places

Palra lies about 13 km from Jhajjar, and the nearest railway station is Jhajjar Junction, about 12 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 Palra
Tehsil headquarters	Beri	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Jhajjar Junction	12 km
District headquarters	Jhajjar	13 km

Villages closest to Palra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palra village had a population of 2,930. That makes it the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents.

Palra village has 1,512 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Palra is 124105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palra covers 577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palra falls under Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Palra is Jhajjar Junction, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palra.

Palra is about 13 km from Jhajjar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palra is in Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district. Beri is about 7.3 km away. Jhajjar Junction is about 12 km away. Jhajjar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.