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About Palu Village

Palu is a large village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,547, made up of 1,335 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829119
Area (hectares) 503.1 hectares
Population 2,547
Male Population 1,335
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Palu compares

By the 2011 count Palu is the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 503.1 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Palu

Palu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palu 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palu from other places

Palu lies about 29 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 2.0 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 Palu
Nearest railway station Tokisud 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 6.4 km
Nearest town Patrātu 6.4 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 29 km

Villages closest to Palu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palu village had a population of 2,547. That makes it the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Palu village has 1,335 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palu has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Palu is 829119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palu covers 503.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palu falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Palu is Tokisud, about 2.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palu.

Palu is about 29 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palu is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Tokisud is about 2.0 km away. Patratu is about 6.4 km away. Patrātu is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukrid (under 2 km), Rochap (under 2 km) and Daridih (1.6 km).

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

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