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About Paltu Village

Paltu is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 26 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paltu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paltu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 88.91 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 26
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paltu compares

By the 2011 count Paltu is the 139th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 88.91 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Paltu

Paltu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paltu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Neri Roperu, Nichli Daban, Nihri and Obra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paltu

As per the Census of India 2011, Paltu village had a population of 49. That makes it the 139th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Paltu village has 26 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paltu has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Paltu is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paltu covers 88.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paltu falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Paltu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paltu.

Paltu is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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