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About P G Palya Village

P G Palya is a large village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,736, made up of 1,876 males and 1,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

P G Palya Overview

Census 2011 figures for P G Palya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571457
Area (hectares) 1023.76 hectares
Population 3,736
Male Population 1,876
Female Population 1,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How P G Palya compares

By the 2011 count P G Palya is the 26th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 1023.76 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to P G Palya

P G Palya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for P G 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 P G Palya from other places

P G 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 P G Palya
Tehsil headquarters Kollegal 6.7 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Chamarajanagar 37 km

Villages closest to P G 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.

Common questions about P G Palya

As per the Census of India 2011, P G Palya village had a population of 3,736. That makes it the 26th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

P G Palya village has 1,876 males and 1,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, P G Palya has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for P G Palya is 571457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

P G Palya covers 1023.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

P G Palya falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to P G 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 P G Palya.

P G 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.

P G 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.

The closest recorded villages are Arepalya (under 2 km), Arepalya Beat (under 2 km) and P G Palya Beat (under 2 km).

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

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