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About Palpur Village

Palpur is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 650 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301702
Area (hectares) 566.33 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 650
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpur compares

By the 2011 count Palpur is the 37th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 566.33 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Palpur

Palpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palpur from other places

Palpur lies about 42 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khanpur Ahir, 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 Palpur
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 10 km
Nearest railway station Khanpur Ahir 12 km
Nearest town Tijāra 14 km
District headquarters Alwar 42 km

Villages closest to Palpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpur village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 37th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Palpur village has 650 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Palpur is 301702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palpur covers 566.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palpur falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palpur is Khanpur Ahir, 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 <5 km distance for Palpur.

Palpur is about 42 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpur is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 10 km away. Khanpur Ahir is about 12 km away. Tijāra 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 Paharwas (under 2 km), Gunsar (1.6 km) and Ikrotiya (1.9 km).

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

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