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About Hayan Palpora Village

Hayan Palpora is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,645, made up of 1,365 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.2 hectares hectares.

Hayan Palpora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hayan Palpora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Kangan
Area (hectares) 224.2 hectares
Population 2,645
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Hayan Palpora compares

By the 2011 count Hayan Palpora is the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 224.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Hayan Palpora

Hayan Palpora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hayan Palpora 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 Hayan Palpora from other places

Hayan Palpora lies about 17 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 26 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 Hayan Palpora
Tehsil headquarters Kangan 6.3 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 17 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 26 km

Villages closest to Hayan Palpora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangan 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 Hayan Palpora

As per the Census of India 2011, Hayan Palpora village had a population of 2,645. That makes it the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Hayan Palpora village has 1,365 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hayan Palpora has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Hayan Palpora covers 224.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hayan Palpora falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hayan Palpora is Srinagar Railway Station, about 26 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 Hayan Palpora.

Hayan Palpora is about 17 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hayan Palpora is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 6.3 km away. Ganderbal is about 17 km away. Srinagar Railway Station 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 Cheerwan (1.6 km), Mar Gund (4.6 km) and Hari Ganiwan (4.9 km).

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

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