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About Palpur Village

Palpur is a large village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,835, made up of 1,464 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301411, 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 Tijara
Pincode 301411
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 2,835
Male Population 1,464
Female Population 1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpur compares

By the 2011 count Palpur is the 14th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 922.

Getting to Palpur

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

Palpur lies about 50 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, about 27 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 Tijara 3.3 km
Nearest town Tijāra 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Harsauli 27 km
District headquarters Alwar 50 km

Villages closest to Palpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tijara 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 2,835. That makes it the 14th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Palpur village has 1,464 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Palpur is 301411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palpur covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palpur falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palpur is Harsauli, about 27 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 Palpur.

Palpur is about 50 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 Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Tijara is about 3.3 km away. Tijāra is about 3.3 km away. Harsauli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliyawas (1.7 km), Alapur Meo (1.9 km) and Milakpuri (2.2 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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