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About Palikhani Village

Palikhani is a mid sized village in Kailaras tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 732 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares.

Palikhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palikhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Kailaras
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 732
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palikhani compares

By the 2011 count Palikhani is the 51st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,579 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 848.

Getting to Palikhani

Palikhani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palikhani as Available within 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 Palikhani from other places

Palikhani lies about 53 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Semai, about 8.0 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 Palikhani
Nearest railway station Semai 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kailaras 10 km
Nearest town Kailāras 10 km
District headquarters Morena 53 km

Villages closest to Palikhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palikhani village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 51st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,579 residents.

Palikhani village has 732 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palikhani has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 848.

Palikhani covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palikhani falls under Kailaras tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palikhani is Semai, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palikhani.

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

Palikhani is in Kailaras tehsil of Morena district. Semai is about 8.0 km away. Kailaras is about 10 km away. Kailāras is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattoli (under 2 km), Chouki (under 2 km) and Khanpura (under 2 km).

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

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