About Palo Village

Palo is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 137 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palo village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171212
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	137
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palo compares

By the 2011 count Palo is the 96th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Palo

Palo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palo 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palo from other places

Palo lies about 8.8 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 Palo
District headquarters	Shimla	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	11 km

Villages closest to Palo

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 Palo

As per the Census of India 2011, Palo village had a population of 264. That makes it the 96th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Palo village has 137 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palo has about 927 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 Palo is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palo covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Palo 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 village for Palo.

Palo is about 8.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palo is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 8.8 km away. Theog is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.