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About Palran Village

Palran is a large village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,346, made up of 1,162 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1005 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palran village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 311803
Area (hectares) 1005 hectares
Population 2,346
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palran compares

By the 2011 count Palran is the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 1005 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Palran

Palran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palran as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palran from other places

Palran lies about 67 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Goram Ghat, about 31 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 Palran
Nearest railway station Goram Ghat 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 35 km
Nearest town Beāwar 42 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 67 km

Villages closest to Palran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palran village had a population of 2,346. That makes it the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Palran village has 1,162 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palran has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Palran is 311803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palran covers 1005 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palran falls under Raipur tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palran is Goram Ghat, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palran.

Palran is about 67 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palran is in Raipur tehsil of Bhilwara district. Goram Ghat is about 31 km away. Raipur is about 35 km away. Beāwar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheelkheri (1.6 km), Peetalpura (4.5 km) and Miyala (6.7 km).

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

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