About Pal Village

Pal is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 125 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	257
Male Population	125
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pal compares

By the 2011 count Pal is the 84th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pal

Pal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pal from other places

Pal lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 22 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 Pal
Nearest town	Dharamsala	18 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	30 km
District headquarters	Chamba	30 km

Villages closest to Pal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal village had a population of 257. That makes it the 84th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Pal village has 125 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pal is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pal covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pal falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pal is Jawanwala Shahr, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pal.

Pal is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pal is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 18 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 22 km away. Saluni is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.