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About Palani Village

Palani is a large village in Baliapur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,889, made up of 2,013 males and 1,876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baliapur
Pincode 828201
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 3,889
Male Population 2,013
Female Population 1,876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palani compares

By the 2011 count Palani is the 6th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Palani

Palani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palani as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mokomahatran, Neamatpur, Nichetpur and Ojhadih. 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 Palani

As per the Census of India 2011, Palani village had a population of 3,889. That makes it the 6th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Palani village has 2,013 males and 1,876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palani has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Palani is 828201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palani covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palani falls under Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Palani notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palani.

Palani is in Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad 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 Palani today is likely to be higher.

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