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About Paloh Village

Paloh is a mid sized village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 389 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.29 hectares hectares.

Paloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paloh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 378.29 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 389
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paloh compares

By the 2011 count Paloh is the 49th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 378.29 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 903.

Getting to Paloh

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

Paloh lies about 37 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 37 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 Paloh
Tehsil headquarters Kesli 12 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 31 km
District headquarters Sagar 37 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 37 km

Villages closest to Paloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paloh village had a population of 715. That makes it the 49th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Paloh village has 389 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paloh has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Paloh covers 378.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paloh falls under Kesli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paloh is Ratona, about 37 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 Paloh.

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

Paloh is in Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 12 km away. Deori Khās is about 31 km away. Sagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surajpura (under 2 km), Khajuriya (2.7 km) and Indalpur (2.8 km).

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

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