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About Palaun Village

Palaun is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 86 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 86
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Palaun compares

By the 2011 count Palaun is the 65th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 992.

Getting to Palaun

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

Palaun lies about 37 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 18 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 Palaun
Nearest railway station Jutogh 18 km
Nearest town Shimla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 26 km
District headquarters Solan 37 km

Villages closest to Palaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaun village had a population of 172. That makes it the 65th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Palaun village has 86 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Palaun is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaun covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaun falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palaun is Jutogh, about 18 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 Palaun.

Palaun is about 37 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaun is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Ramshahr is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Malaun (under 2 km), Malaun Bhagta (under 2 km) and Malaun Khas (under 2 km).

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

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