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About Palada Village

Palada is a small village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 137 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1233.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palada village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581450
Area (hectares) 1233.98 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 137
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palada compares

By the 2011 count Palada is the 49th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 1233.98 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Palada

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

Palada lies about 97 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, 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 Palada
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 12 km
Nearest town Ponda 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 34 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 97 km

Villages closest to Palada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palada village had a population of 283. That makes it the 49th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Palada village has 137 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palada has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Palada is 581450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palada covers 1233.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palada falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Palada is Castle Rock, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palada.

Palada is about 97 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palada is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Castle Rock is about 12 km away. Ponda is about 33 km away. Supa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vatala (1.7 km), Akheti (3.7 km) and Karambal (4.4 km).

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

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