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About Palda Village

Palda is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 75 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 67.05 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 75
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palda compares

By the 2011 count Palda is the 45th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 67.05 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 959.

Getting to Palda

Palda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Palda from other places

Palda lies about 42 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 Palda
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 1.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 39 km
District headquarters Chamba 42 km

Villages closest to Palda

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 Palda

As per the Census of India 2011, Palda village had a population of 148. That makes it the 45th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Palda village has 75 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palda has about 973 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Palda is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palda covers 67.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palda is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Palda.

Palda is about 42 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palda is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 1.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Rajaur (under 2 km), Rajaur (under 2 km) and Saihli (under 2 km).

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

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