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About Palpal Village

Palpal is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 164 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 65.97 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 164
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpal compares

By the 2011 count Palpal is the 83rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 65.97 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Palpal

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

Palpal lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Palpal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Palpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpal village had a population of 345. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Palpal village has 164 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpal has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Palpal is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palpal covers 65.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palpal falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palpal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Palpal.

Palpal is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpal is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajwal (under 2 km), Balokhar (under 2 km) and Balor (under 2 km).

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

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