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About Palhanpur Village

Palhanpur is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 374 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140110
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 374
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Palhanpur is the 87th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 257 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Palhanpur

Palhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palhanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palhanpur from other places

Palhanpur lies about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 12 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 Palhanpur
Nearest railway station Chatouli 12 km
Nearest town Naya Gaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 14 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 20 km

Villages closest to Palhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhanpur village had a population of 712. That makes it the 87th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Palhanpur village has 374 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhanpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Palhanpur is 140110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palhanpur covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palhanpur falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Palhanpur is Chatouli, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palhanpur.

Palhanpur is about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhanpur is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Chatouli is about 12 km away. Naya Gaon is about 12 km away. Kharar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulwan (under 2 km), Gabbe Majra (1.7 km) and Guno Majra (1.7 km).

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

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