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About Palanpur Village

Palanpur is a small village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 238 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312023
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 238
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Palanpur compares

By the 2011 count Palanpur is the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Palanpur

Palanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palanpur 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 Palanpur from other places

Palanpur lies about 45 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sigoli Shyam, about 18 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 Palanpur
Tehsil headquarters Begun 6.7 km
Nearest town Begūn 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Sigoli Shyam 18 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 45 km

Villages closest to Palanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanpur village had a population of 443. That makes it the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Palanpur village has 238 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Palanpur is 312023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanpur covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palanpur falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palanpur is Sigoli Shyam, about 18 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 Palanpur.

Palanpur is about 45 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanpur is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Begun is about 6.7 km away. Begūn is about 6.7 km away. Sigoli Shyam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balwantnagar (1.6 km), Ganeshpura (1.9 km) and Pachhunda (2.4 km).

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

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