About Palya Village

Palya is one of the larger villages in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,193, made up of 3,147 males and 3,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1262.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palya village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chamarajanagar
Tehsil	Kollegal
Pincode	571440
Area (hectares)	1262.38 hectares
Population	6,193
Male Population	3,147
Female Population	3,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palya compares

By the 2011 count Palya is the 14th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 1262.38 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

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 village. 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 Palya from other places

Palya lies about 6.7 km from Kollegal, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kollegal	6.7 km
Nearest town	Kollegāl	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Chamarajanagar	37 km

Villages closest to Palya

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

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Common questions about Palya

As per the Census of India 2011, Palya village had a population of 6,193. That makes it the 14th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Palya village has 3,147 males and 3,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Palya is 571440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palya covers 1262.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palya falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Palya is Chamarajanagar, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palya.

Palya is about 6.7 km from Kollegal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palya is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 6.7 km away. Kollegāl is about 6.7 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.