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About Palnau Village

Palnau is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 375 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palnau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palnau village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144418
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 375
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palnau compares

By the 2011 count Palnau is the 148th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Palnau

Palnau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palnau as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palnau from other places

Palnau lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 6.2 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 Palnau
Nearest railway station Bhattian 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 7.6 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Palnau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palnau village had a population of 751. That makes it the 148th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Palnau village has 375 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palnau has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Palnau is 144418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palnau covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palnau falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Palnau is Bhattian, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palnau.

Palnau is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palnau is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 6.2 km away. Phillaur is about 7.6 km away. Jalandhar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pal Qadiam (under 2 km), Landara (under 2 km) and Khanpur (1.6 km).

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

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