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About Palayatha Village

Palayatha is one of the larger villages in Antah tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,369, made up of 2,792 males and 2,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1928.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayatha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Antah
Pincode 325202
Area (hectares) 1928.3 hectares
Population 5,369
Male Population 2,792
Female Population 2,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palayatha compares

By the 2011 count Palayatha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents. Its 1928.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Palayatha

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

Palayatha lies about 29 km from Baran. 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 Palayatha
Tehsil headquarters Antah 6.5 km
Nearest town Anta 6.5 km
District headquarters Baran 29 km

Villages closest to Palayatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayatha village had a population of 5,369. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents.

Palayatha village has 2,792 males and 2,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayatha has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Palayatha is 325202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayatha covers 1928.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palayatha falls under Antah tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Palayatha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palayatha.

Palayatha is about 29 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayatha is in Antah tehsil of Baran district. Antah is about 6.5 km away. Anta is about 6.5 km away. Baran is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khan Ki Jhonpariyan (2.9 km), Gulab Pura (3.0 km) and Gopalpura (3.7 km).

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

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