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About Paleran Village

Paleran is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 23 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paleran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paleran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176319
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 23
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Paleran compares

By the 2011 count Paleran is the 164th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Paleran

Paleran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paleran 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 Paleran from other places

Paleran lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Paleran
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Paleran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paleran village had a population of 49. That makes it the 164th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Paleran village has 23 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paleran has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Paleran is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paleran covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paleran falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paleran is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Paleran.

Paleran is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paleran is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alwas (under 2 km), D P F Bhalun (under 2 km) and D P F Halai (under 2 km).

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

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