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About Paloh Village

Paloh is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 220 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 131.24 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 220
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paloh compares

By the 2011 count Paloh is the 115th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 131.24 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Paloh

Paloh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paloh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paloh from other places

Paloh lies about 36 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 7.0 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 Paloh
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 8.7 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km
District headquarters Una 36 km

Villages closest to Paloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paloh village had a population of 430. That makes it the 115th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Paloh village has 220 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paloh has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Paloh is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paloh covers 131.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paloh falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paloh is Chintpurni Marg, about 7.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paloh.

Paloh is about 36 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paloh is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Chintpurni Marg is about 7.0 km away. Amb is about 8.7 km away. Talwāra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naloh (under 2 km), Aado (under 2 km) and Ladoli (under 2 km).

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

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