About Palahar Village

Palahar is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 453 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palahar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144224
Area (hectares)	274 hectares
Population	902
Male Population	453
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palahar compares

By the 2011 count Palahar is the 100th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Palahar

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

Palahar lies about 37 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 4.0 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 Palahar
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	4.0 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	29 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	37 km

Villages closest to Palahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palahar village had a population of 902. That makes it the 100th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Palahar village has 453 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palahar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Palahar is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palahar covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palahar falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Palahar is Kartoli Punjab, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palahar.

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

Palahar is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 4.0 km away. Talwāra is about 7.9 km away. Mukerian is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.