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About Seri Palai Village

Seri Palai is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 417 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 876.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seri Palai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seri Palai village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181204
Area (hectares) 876.6 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 417
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Seri Palai compares

By the 2011 count Seri Palai is the 101st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 876.6 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Seri Palai

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

Seri Palai lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Seri Palai
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 24 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Seri Palai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Seri Palai

As per the Census of India 2011, Seri Palai village had a population of 773. That makes it the 101st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Seri Palai village has 417 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri Palai has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Seri Palai is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri Palai covers 876.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seri Palai falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Seri Palai is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Seri Palai.

Seri Palai is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seri Palai is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Akhnoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargal Kalan (under 2 km), Chak Nazala (under 2 km) and Malal Ahgal (under 2 km).

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

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