About Palakh Village

Palakh is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 858 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176058
Area (hectares)	937 hectares
Population	1,665
Male Population	858
Female Population	807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palakh compares

By the 2011 count Palakh is the 13th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 937 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Palakh

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

Palakh lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 14 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 Palakh
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ghiala	14 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	46 km

Villages closest to Palakh

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

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Common questions about Palakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakh village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 13th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Palakh village has 858 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakh has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Palakh is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palakh covers 937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palakh falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palakh is Ghiala, about 14 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 Palakh.

Palakh is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palakh is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 7.6 km away. Ghiala is about 14 km away. Talwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.