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About Palahta Village

Palahta is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 334 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palahta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palahta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 334
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palahta compares

By the 2011 count Palahta is the 110th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Palahta

Palahta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palahta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pachranda, Paharon, Paharpur and Paili Kalan. 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.

Common questions about Palahta

As per the Census of India 2011, Palahta village had a population of 643. That makes it the 110th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Palahta village has 334 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palahta has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Palahta is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palahta covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palahta falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Palahta notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Palahta.

Palahta is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar 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.

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

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