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About Palail Village

Palail is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 89 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 134.72 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 89
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Palail compares

By the 2011 count Palail is the 188th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 134.72 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Palail

Palail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palail 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palail from other places

Palail lies about 22 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 Palail
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Palail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palail village had a population of 170. That makes it the 188th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Palail village has 89 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palail has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Palail is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palail covers 134.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palail falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Palail 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 Palail.

Palail is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palail is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daghali (under 2 km), Bal Ghar (under 2 km) and Chambal (under 2 km).

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

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