About Palana Village

Palana is a large village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,714, made up of 1,346 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palana village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Kegaon
Pincode	766036
Area (hectares)	511 hectares
Population	2,714
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palana compares

By the 2011 count Palana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Palana

Palana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mirimiri, Nuagaon, Nuapada and Padampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palana

As per the Census of India 2011, Palana village had a population of 2,714. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Palana village has 1,346 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palana has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Palana is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palana covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palana falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Palana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palana.

Palana is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.