About Pallan Village

Pallan is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 842 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	436 hectares
Population	1,651
Male Population	842
Female Population	809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pallan compares

By the 2011 count Pallan is the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 436 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Pallan

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

Pallan lies about 7.0 km from Billawar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 18 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 Pallan
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	18 km

Villages closest to Pallan

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

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Common questions about Pallan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallan village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Pallan village has 842 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Pallan is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallan covers 436 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pallan falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pallan is Kathua, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pallan.

Pallan is about 7.0 km from Billawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallan is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 7.0 km away. Kathua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.