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About Palasra Gharwan Village

Palasra Gharwan is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 124 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasra Gharwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasra Gharwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 172.55 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 124
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Palasra Gharwan compares

By the 2011 count Palasra Gharwan is the 122nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 172.55 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 Palasra Gharwan

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

Palasra Gharwan lies about 41 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Palasra Gharwan
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 13 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
District headquarters Solan 41 km

Villages closest to Palasra Gharwan

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.

Common questions about Palasra Gharwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasra Gharwan village had a population of 238. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Palasra Gharwan village has 124 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasra Gharwan has about 919 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 Palasra Gharwan is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasra Gharwan covers 172.55 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.

Palasra Gharwan falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palasra Gharwan is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Palasra Gharwan.

Palasra Gharwan is about 41 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasra Gharwan is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.8 km away. Bharatgarh is about 13 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhandian (under 2 km), Baihli (under 2 km) and Baonta (1.7 km).

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

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