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About Palali Village

Palali is a mid sized village in Atholi tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 746 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1688.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Atholi
Pincode 182204
Area (hectares) 1688.8 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 746
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palali compares

By the 2011 count Palali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 1688.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Palali

Palali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palali as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Machail, Massu, Mati and Muthal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palali

As per the Census of India 2011, Palali village had a population of 1,429. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Palali village has 746 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palali has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Palali is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palali covers 1688.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palali falls under Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Palali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palali.

Palali is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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