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About Palra Village

Palra is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 52 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 132.49 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 52
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palra compares

By the 2011 count Palra is the 101st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 132.49 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Palra

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

Palra lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Palra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palra village had a population of 105. That makes it the 101st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Palra village has 52 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palra has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Palra is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palra covers 132.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palra falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palra is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Palra.

Palra is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palra is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Baroh is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balol Khas (under 2 km), Balu Galoa (under 2 km) and Balu Galoa I (under 2 km).

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

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