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About Palasra Nihala Village

Palasra Nihala is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 124 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasra Nihala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasra Nihala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 93.94 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 124
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasra Nihala compares

By the 2011 count Palasra Nihala is the 118th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 93.94 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Palasra Nihala

Palasra Nihala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palasra Nihala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palasra Nihala from other places

Palasra Nihala lies about 42 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, 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 Palasra Nihala
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 12 km
Nearest town Baddi 15 km
District headquarters Solan 42 km

Villages closest to Palasra Nihala

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 Nihala

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasra Nihala village had a population of 244. That makes it the 118th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Palasra Nihala village has 124 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasra Nihala has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Palasra Nihala is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasra Nihala covers 93.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palasra Nihala is Bharatgarh, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palasra Nihala.

Palasra Nihala is about 42 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasra Nihala is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.5 km away. Bharatgarh is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Nihla (under 2 km), Nangal Uperla (under 2 km) and Sori (under 2 km).

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

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