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About Palokhari Village

Palokhari is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 17 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 647 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palokhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 17
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 647
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palokhari compares

By the 2011 count Palokhari is the 204th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Palokhari

Palokhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palokhari as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palokhari from other places

Palokhari lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.9 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 Palokhari
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 6.3 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Palokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palokhari village had a population of 28. That makes it the 204th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Palokhari village has 17 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palokhari has about 647 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Palokhari is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palokhari covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palokhari falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palokhari is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Palokhari is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palokhari is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 3.9 km away. Bengabad is about 6.3 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koiridih (under 2 km), Mandardih (under 2 km) and Bucha Nawadih (under 2 km).

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

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