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About Palhe Khurd Village

Palhe Khurd is a small village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 28 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palhe Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhe Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 28
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palhe Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Palhe Khurd is the 70th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Palhe Khurd

Palhe Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palhe Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palhe Khurd from other places

Palhe Khurd lies about 11 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Sigsigi, about 3.2 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 Palhe Khurd
Nearest railway station Sigsigi 3.2 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 10 km
District headquarters Garhwa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 33 km

Villages closest to Palhe Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagaruntari 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 Palhe Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhe Khurd village had a population of 62. That makes it the 70th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Palhe Khurd village has 28 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhe Khurd has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Palhe Khurd is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palhe Khurd covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palhe Khurd falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palhe Khurd is Sigsigi, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palhe Khurd.

Palhe Khurd is about 11 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhe Khurd is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Sigsigi is about 3.2 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 10 km away. Garhwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpura (8.7 km), Babhni (11 km) and Kolhua (14 km).

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

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