About Pala Village

Pala is a mid sized village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 364 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pala village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Saipung
Pincode	793200
Population	755
Male Population	364
Female Population	391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
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 Pala compares

By the 2011 count Pala is the 14th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Pala

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

Pala lies about 21 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, 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 Pala
Tehsil headquarters	Saipung	15 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	21 km
Nearest town	Jowai	38 km
Nearest railway station	Ditokcherra	43 km

Villages closest to Pala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pala village had a population of 755. That makes it the 14th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Pala village has 364 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pala has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Pala is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pala falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Pala is Ditokcherra, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pala.

Pala is about 21 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pala is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Saipung is about 15 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 21 km away. Jowai is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.