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About Palya Village

Palya is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 113 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563139
Area (hectares) 309.8 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 113
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palya compares

By the 2011 count Palya is the 231st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 309.8 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Palya

Palya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 31 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Kamasamudram, about 12 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 Kamasamudram 12 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 23 km
District headquarters Kolar 31 km

Villages closest to Palya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malur 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 216. That makes it the 231st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Palya village has 113 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Palya is 563139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palya covers 309.8 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.

Palya falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Palya is Kamasamudram, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palya.

Palya is about 31 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palya is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Kamasamudram is about 12 km away. Bangarapet is about 17 km away. Malur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiganahalli (under 2 km), Kondanahalli (under 2 km) and Nidamakanahalli (2.3 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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