About Pal Village

Pal is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 112 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	112
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pal compares

By the 2011 count Pal is the 66th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 981.

Getting to Pal

Pal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pal from other places

Pal lies about 19 km from Shimla. 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 Pal
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	20 km

Villages closest to Pal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal village had a population of 222. That makes it the 66th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Pal village has 112 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal has about 982 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Pal is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pal covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pal falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pal.

Pal is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pal is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 19 km away. Kotkhai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.