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About Palhoon Village

Palhoon is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 280 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palhoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhoon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 47.13 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 280
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palhoon compares

By the 2011 count Palhoon is the 54th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 47.13 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Palhoon

Palhoon 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 Palhoon 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 Palhoon from other places

Palhoon lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Palhoon
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Palhoon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhoon village had a population of 549. That makes it the 54th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Palhoon village has 280 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhoon has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Palhoon is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palhoon covers 47.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palhoon falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palhoon is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Palhoon.

Palhoon is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhoon is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aall (under 2 km), Balh (under 2 km) and Bhalyandra (under 2 km).

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

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