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About Palan Village

Palan is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 110 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 110
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palan compares

By the 2011 count Palan is the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Palan

Palan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palan from other places

Palan lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 45 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 Palan
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 8.5 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 45 km

Villages closest to Palan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palan village had a population of 212. That makes it the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Palan village has 110 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Palan is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palan covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palan falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palan is Chamunda Marg, about 45 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palan.

Palan is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palan is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 8.5 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Palan (under 2 km), Palan Pulan (under 2 km) and Dhar Phati (under 2 km).

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

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