About Palanian Village

Palanian is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 69 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanian village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	43 hectares
Population	151
Male Population	69
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,188
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palanian compares

By the 2011 count Palanian is the 116th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Palanian

Palanian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palanian 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 Palanian from other places

Palanian lies about 30 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 12 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 Palanian
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	12 km
Nearest town	Shimla	15 km
District headquarters	Solan	30 km

Villages closest to Palanian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanian village had a population of 151. That makes it the 116th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Palanian village has 69 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanian has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Palanian is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanian covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palanian falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palanian is Jutogh, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palanian.

Palanian is about 30 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanian is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 5.3 km away. Jutogh is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.