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About Palbhu Village

Palbhu is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 74 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,405 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palbhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palbhu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176109
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 74
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,405
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palbhu compares

By the 2011 count Palbhu is the 76th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1207.

Getting to Palbhu

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

Palbhu 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 Palbhu
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Palbhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Palbhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Palbhu village had a population of 178. That makes it the 76th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Palbhu village has 74 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palbhu has about 1405 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Palbhu is 176109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palbhu covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palbhu falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palbhu 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 village for Palbhu.

Palbhu 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.

Palbhu is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajjal (under 2 km), Darsal (under 2 km) and Deryal (under 2 km).

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

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