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About Palarn Village

Palarn is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 145 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palarn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palarn village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 65.2 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 145
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Palarn compares

By the 2011 count Palarn is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 65.2 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Palarn

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

Palarn lies about 35 km from Ramnagar, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, 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 Palarn
Nearest town Doda 17 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 35 km

Villages closest to Palarn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palarn village had a population of 278. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Palarn village has 145 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palarn has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Palarn is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palarn covers 65.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palarn falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Palarn is Udhampur, 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 <5 km distance for Palarn.

Palarn is about 35 km from Ramnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palarn is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Doda is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 29 km away. Ramnagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainsta (11 km), Nagrotta Ghordi (12 km) and Jakhad (27 km).

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

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