About Palach Village

Palach is a large village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,230 males and 1,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palach village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Banjar
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	362.7 hectares
Population	2,418
Male Population	1,230
Female Population	1,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palach compares

By the 2011 count Palach is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 362.7 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Palach

Palach is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palach as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Palach from other places

Palach lies about 40 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 62 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 Palach
Tehsil headquarters	Banjar	2.0 km
Nearest town	Mandi	39 km
District headquarters	Kullu	40 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	62 km

Villages closest to Palach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palach village had a population of 2,418. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Palach village has 1,230 males and 1,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palach has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Palach is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palach covers 362.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palach falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palach is Adit Junction, about 62 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palach.

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

Palach is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 2.0 km away. Mandi is about 39 km away. Kullu is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.