About Pukhru Palakhar Village

Pukhru Palakhar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 108 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhru Palakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhru Palakhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177033
Area (hectares)	43.07 hectares
Population	224
Male Population	108
Female Population	116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukhru Palakhar compares

By the 2011 count Pukhru Palakhar is the 113th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 43.07 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Pukhru Palakhar

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

Pukhru Palakhar lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Pukhru Palakhar
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	4.2 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	29 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Pukhru Palakhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Pukhru Palakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhru Palakhar village had a population of 224. That makes it the 113th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Pukhru Palakhar village has 108 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhru Palakhar has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Pukhru Palakhar is 177033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhru Palakhar covers 43.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pukhru Palakhar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pukhru Palakhar is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Pukhru Palakhar.

Pukhru Palakhar is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhru Palakhar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.2 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.