About Palra Village

Palra is a mid sized village in Hamirpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 640 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210341, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Hamirpur
Pincode	210341
Area (hectares)	525.36 hectares
Population	1,177
Male Population	640
Female Population	537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palra compares

By the 2011 count Palra is the 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 525.36 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 860.

Getting to Palra

Palra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palra from other places

Palra 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 Palra
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hamirpur	32 km

Villages closest to Palra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palra village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Palra village has 640 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palra has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 860.

The pincode recorded for Palra is 210341. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palra covers 525.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palra falls under Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palra is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palra.

Palra 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.

Palra is in Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Hamirpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.