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About Palpur Village

Palpur is a small village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 151 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares.

Palpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 151
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpur compares

By the 2011 count Palpur is the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Palpur

Palpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Palpur from other places

Palpur lies about 32 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 7.1 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 Palpur
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 9.6 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 9.6 km
District headquarters Guna 32 km

Villages closest to Palpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpur village had a population of 295. That makes it the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Palpur village has 151 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Palpur covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palpur falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palpur is Kumbhraj, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Palpur.

Palpur is about 32 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpur is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 7.1 km away. Raghogarh is about 9.6 km away. Rāghogarh is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehri (under 2 km), Badarpur (1.8 km) and Barrya (2.2 km).

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

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