About Palah Village

Palah is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 198 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176058
Area (hectares)	59.27 hectares
Population	383
Male Population	198
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palah compares

By the 2011 count Palah is the 49th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 59.27 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Palah

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

Palah lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 19 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 Palah
Nearest town	Talwāra	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	19 km
District headquarters	Kangra	40 km

Villages closest to Palah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palah village had a population of 383. That makes it the 49th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Palah village has 198 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palah has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Palah covers 59.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palah falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palah is Kartoli Punjab, about 19 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 Palah.

Palah is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palah is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 7.7 km away. Fatehpur is about 14 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.