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About Palkari Village

Palkari is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 68 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 68
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkari compares

By the 2011 count Palkari is the 128th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Palkari

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

Palkari lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Palkari
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 22 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Palkari

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.

Common questions about Palkari

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkari village had a population of 126. That makes it the 128th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Palkari village has 68 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkari has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Palkari covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palkari is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Palkari.

Palkari is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkari is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Arki is about 22 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damlana Jairi (under 2 km), Dawari (under 2 km) and Ghumari (under 2 km).

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

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