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About Palhoon Village

Palhoon is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 130 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palhoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhoon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 40.81 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 130
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palhoon compares

By the 2011 count Palhoon is the 106th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 40.81 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Palhoon

Palhoon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palhoon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palhoon from other places

Palhoon lies about 57 km from Kangra, 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 Palhoon
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Palhoon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhoon village had a population of 282. That makes it the 106th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Palhoon village has 130 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhoon has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Palhoon is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palhoon covers 40.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palhoon falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palhoon.

Palhoon is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhoon is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Baijnath is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babal (under 2 km), Barwalkar (under 2 km) and Khalianu (under 2 km).

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

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