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About Palna Village

Palna is a mid sized village in Ambah tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 419 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.25 hectares hectares.

Palna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Ambah
Area (hectares) 237.25 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 419
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Palna compares

By the 2011 count Palna is the 65th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 237.25 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 840.

Getting to Palna

Palna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palna 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 Palna from other places

Palna lies about 37 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Gohad Road, about 27 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 Palna
Nearest town Porsa 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambah 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Gohad Road 27 km
District headquarters Morena 37 km

Villages closest to Palna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palna village had a population of 809. That makes it the 65th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Palna village has 419 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palna has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 840.

Palna covers 237.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palna falls under Ambah tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palna is Gohad Road, about 27 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 Palna.

Palna is about 37 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palna is in Ambah tehsil of Morena district. Porsa is about 6.9 km away. Ambah is about 7.8 km away. Gohad Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunawali (under 2 km), Pali (2.0 km) and Kukthari (2.4 km).

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

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