About Palangar Village

Palangar is a large village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,146 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palangar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Thanamandi
Pincode	185212
Area (hectares)	342.7 hectares
Population	2,240
Male Population	1,146
Female Population	1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palangar compares

By the 2011 count Palangar is the 16th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 342.7 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Palangar

Palangar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palangar as Available within 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 Palangar from other places

Palangar lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 63 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 Palangar
Tehsil headquarters	Thanamandi	7.6 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	12 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	63 km

Villages closest to Palangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palangar village had a population of 2,240. That makes it the 16th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Palangar village has 1,146 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palangar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Palangar is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palangar covers 342.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palangar falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Palangar is Dugga, about 63 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palangar.

Palangar is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palangar is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 7.6 km away. Rajaori is about 12 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.