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About Palag Village

Palag is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 79 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 65.11 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 79
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palag compares

By the 2011 count Palag is the 78th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 65.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Palag

Palag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palag as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palag from other places

Palag lies about 14 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 Palag
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 8.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Palag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palag village had a population of 169. That makes it the 78th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Palag village has 79 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palag has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Palag is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palag covers 65.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palag falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Palag is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palag is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khob (under 2 km), Chauki (under 2 km) and Jangal Chaprani (1.8 km).

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

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