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About Palhe Village

Palhe is a small village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 239 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 111.29 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 239
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Palhe compares

By the 2011 count Palhe is the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 111.29 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Palhe

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

Palhe lies about 28 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 16 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 27 km
District headquarters Garhwa 28 km

Villages closest to Palhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhe village had a population of 489. That makes it the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Palhe village has 239 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhe has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Palhe is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palhe covers 111.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palhe falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palhe is Meralgram, about 27 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 Palhe.

Palhe is about 28 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhe is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 16 km away. Meralgram is about 27 km away. Garhwa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lehda (5.7 km), Pargawal (5.7 km) and Siroi Khurd (6.3 km).

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

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