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About Palru Village

Palru is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 6 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 31.45 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 6
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palru compares

By the 2011 count Palru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 31.45 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Palru

Palru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palru as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palru from other places

Palru 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 Palru
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 Palru

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 Palru

As per the Census of India 2011, Palru village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Palru village has 6 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palru has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Palru covers 31.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Palru 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palru.

Palru 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.

Palru 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 Palru today is likely to be higher.

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