Skip to main content

About Palaura Khas Village

Palaura Khas is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 149 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaura Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaura Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 80.93 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 149
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palaura Khas compares

By the 2011 count Palaura Khas is the 107th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 80.93 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Palaura Khas

Palaura Khas 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 Palaura Khas 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 Palaura Khas from other places

Palaura Khas lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.1 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 Palaura Khas
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 2.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km

Villages closest to Palaura Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 Palaura Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaura Khas village had a population of 312. That makes it the 107th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Palaura Khas village has 149 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaura Khas has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Palaura Khas is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaura Khas covers 80.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaura Khas falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palaura Khas is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.1 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 Palaura Khas.

Palaura Khas is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaura Khas is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 2.1 km away. Jawali is about 2.8 km away. Talwāra 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 Chakban Palaura (under 2 km), Kuthera (under 2 km) and Bhanai (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All