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About Palhallan Village

Palhallan is one of the larger villages in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,206, made up of 7,399 males and 6,807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 971.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palhallan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhallan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Pincode 193121
Area (hectares) 971.3 hectares
Population 14,206
Male Population 7,399
Female Population 6,807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palhallan compares

By the 2011 count Palhallan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 971.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Palhallan

Palhallan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palhallan 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 Palhallan from other places

Palhallan lies about 19 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 2.2 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 Palhallan
Nearest railway station Pattan 2.2 km
Nearest town Sopur 14 km
District headquarters Baramula 19 km

Villages closest to Palhallan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhallan village had a population of 14,206. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Palhallan village has 7,399 males and 6,807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhallan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Palhallan is 193121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palhallan covers 971.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palhallan falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Palhallan is Pattan, about 2.2 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 Palhallan.

Palhallan is about 19 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhallan is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Pattan is about 2.2 km away. Sopur is about 14 km away. Baramula is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pattan (2.4 km), Gund Ibrahim (3.0 km) and Gosha Bugh (4.0 km).

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

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