About Palion Village

Palion is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 88 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palion Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palion village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	31.94 hectares
Population	175
Male Population	88
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palion compares

By the 2011 count Palion is the 245th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 31.94 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Palion

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

Palion lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Palion
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	20 km
Nearest town	Chamba	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	49 km

Villages closest to Palion

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palion village had a population of 175. That makes it the 245th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Palion village has 88 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palion has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Palion is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palion covers 31.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palion falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palion is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Palion.

Palion is about 49 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palion is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.