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About Paleta Village

Paleta is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 48 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paleta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paleta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 66.92 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 48
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Paleta compares

By the 2011 count Paleta is the 243rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 66.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Paleta

Paleta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paleta 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 Paleta from other places

Paleta lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 8.5 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 Paleta
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 8.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 31 km

Villages closest to Paleta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Paleta

As per the Census of India 2011, Paleta village had a population of 92. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Paleta village has 48 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paleta has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Paleta is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paleta covers 66.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paleta falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paleta is Tripal, about 8.5 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 Paleta.

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

Paleta is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.1 km away. Tripal is about 8.5 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhan Balli (under 2 km), Jambal (under 2 km) and Reserve Jangal Balyana (under 2 km).

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

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