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About Palhori Village

Palhori is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,853, made up of 954 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 423.34 hectares
Population 1,853
Male Population 954
Female Population 899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Palhori compares

By the 2011 count Palhori is the 15th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 423.34 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Palhori

Palhori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palhori 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 Palhori from other places

Palhori lies about 33 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 35 km away. 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 Palhori
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 33 km
Nearest railway station Yamunanagar Jagadhri 35 km

Villages closest to Palhori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Palhori

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhori village had a population of 1,853. That makes it the 15th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Palhori village has 954 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhori has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Palhori is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palhori covers 423.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palhori falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palhori is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Palhori.

Palhori is about 33 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhori is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 17 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toka Nagla (2.7 km), Lohgarh (6.1 km) and Shaha (6.1 km).

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

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