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About Palapura Village

Palapura is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 289 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palapura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344026
Area (hectares) 473 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 289
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palapura compares

By the 2011 count Palapura is the 205th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 473 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Palapura

Palapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palapura 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 Nimbli, Okatiya Bera, Opji Ki Dhani and Pachpadra. 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 Palapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Palapura village had a population of 520. That makes it the 205th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Palapura village has 289 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palapura has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Palapura is 344026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palapura covers 473 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palapura falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Palapura 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 Palapura.

Palapura is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer 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 Palapura today is likely to be higher.

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