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About Palya Village

Palya is a mid sized village in Devanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 342 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Devanahalli
Pincode 562100
Area (hectares) 95.74 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 342
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palya compares

By the 2011 count Palya is the 89th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 95.74 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Palya

Palya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Palya from other places

Palya lies about 16 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Kempegowda International Airport Halt, about 5.2 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 Palya
Nearest railway station Kempegowda International Airport Halt 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Devanahalli 8.1 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 16 km

Villages closest to Palya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palya village had a population of 653. That makes it the 89th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Palya village has 342 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palya has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Palya is 562100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palya covers 95.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palya falls under Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Palya is Kempegowda International Airport Halt, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palya.

Palya is about 16 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palya is in Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Kempegowda International Airport Halt is about 5.2 km away. Devanahalli is about 8.1 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abachikkanahalli (2.1 km), Chikkanahalli (2.1 km) and Chikkenahalli (2.1 km).

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

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