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About Palang Village

Palang is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,450, made up of 1,224 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.9 hectares hectares.

Palang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palang village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Kangan
Area (hectares) 180.9 hectares
Population 2,450
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palang compares

By the 2011 count Palang is the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 180.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Palang

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

Palang lies about 11 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 29 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 Palang
Tehsil headquarters Kangan 3.5 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 11 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 29 km

Villages closest to Palang

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 Palang

As per the Census of India 2011, Palang village had a population of 2,450. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Palang village has 1,224 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palang has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Palang covers 180.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palang is Srinagar Railway Station, about 29 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 Palang.

Palang is about 11 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palang is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 3.5 km away. Ganderbal is about 11 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiner (under 2 km), Arigori Pora (1.5 km) and Barwalah (1.5 km).

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

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