About Palata Village

Palata is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 54 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palata village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	31.42 hectares
Population	108
Male Population	54
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palata compares

By the 2011 count Palata is the 111th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 31.42 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Palata

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

Palata lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 19 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 Palata
Nearest railway station	Salogra	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	22 km
District headquarters	Solan	22 km

Villages closest to Palata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palata village had a population of 108. That makes it the 111th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Palata village has 54 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palata has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Palata is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palata covers 31.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palata falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palata is Salogra, about 19 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 Palata.

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

Palata is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 19 km away. Darlaghat is about 22 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.