About Bir Palasi Village

Bir Palasi is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 461 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Palasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Palasi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	619 hectares
Population	883
Male Population	461
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bir Palasi compares

By the 2011 count Bir Palasi is the 27th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 619 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bir Palasi

Bir Palasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bir Palasi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bir Palasi from other places

Bir Palasi lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 4.8 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 Bir Palasi
Nearest railway station	Ghanauli	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	8.0 km
Nearest town	Ropar	13 km
District headquarters	Solan	47 km

Villages closest to Bir Palasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 Bir Palasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Palasi village had a population of 883. That makes it the 27th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bir Palasi village has 461 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Palasi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bir Palasi is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Palasi covers 619 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bir Palasi falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bir Palasi is Ghanauli, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bir Palasi.

Bir Palasi is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Palasi is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 4.8 km away. Nalagarh is about 8.0 km away. Ropar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.