About Paloha Village

Paloha is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 418 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.01 hectares hectares.

Paloha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paloha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Begamganj
Area (hectares)	537.01 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	418
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	816
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paloha compares

By the 2011 count Paloha is the 47th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 537.01 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Paloha

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

Paloha lies about 57 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 43 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 Paloha
Tehsil headquarters	Begamganj	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Gulabhganj	43 km
District headquarters	Raisen	57 km

Villages closest to Paloha

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

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Common questions about Paloha

As per the Census of India 2011, Paloha village had a population of 759. That makes it the 47th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Paloha village has 418 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paloha has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Paloha covers 537.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paloha falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paloha is Gulabhganj, about 43 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 Paloha.

Paloha is about 57 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paloha is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 8.8 km away. Gulabhganj is about 43 km away. Raisen is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.