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About Palli Village

Palli is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 351 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 60.14 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 351
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palli compares

By the 2011 count Palli is the 30th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 60.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Palli

Palli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palli 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palli from other places

Palli 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 Palli
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 32 km

Villages closest to Palli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Palli

As per the Census of India 2011, Palli village had a population of 723. That makes it the 30th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Palli village has 351 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palli has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Palli is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palli covers 60.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palli falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palli is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palli.

Palli 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.

Palli is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalbimbi (under 2 km), Mundla (16 km) and Nora (17 km).

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

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