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About Palayachha Village

Palayachha is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 844 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayachha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 385.71 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 844
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palayachha compares

By the 2011 count Palayachha is the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 385.71 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Palayachha

Palayachha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palayachha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palayachha from other places

Palayachha lies about 53 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 30 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 Palayachha
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Indergarh 30 km
Nearest town Dabra 32 km
District headquarters Gwalior 53 km

Villages closest to Palayachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayachha village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Palayachha village has 844 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayachha has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Palayachha is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayachha covers 385.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palayachha falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palayachha is Indergarh, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palayachha.

Palayachha is about 53 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayachha is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 7.9 km away. Indergarh is about 30 km away. Dabra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silha (under 2 km), Adampur (under 2 km) and Najarpur (under 2 km).

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

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