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About Palka Village

Palka is a small village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 148 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312023
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 148
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
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 Palka compares

By the 2011 count Palka is the 121st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Palka

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

Palka lies about 51 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mandalgarh, about 17 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 Palka
Tehsil headquarters Begun 12 km
Nearest town Begūn 12 km
Nearest railway station Mandalgarh 17 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 51 km

Villages closest to Palka

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 Palka

As per the Census of India 2011, Palka village had a population of 308. That makes it the 121st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Palka village has 148 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palka has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

Palka covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palka falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palka is Mandalgarh, about 17 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 Palka.

Palka is about 51 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palka is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Begun is about 12 km away. Begūn is about 12 km away. Mandalgarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda Kheri (1.6 km), Deori (1.7 km) and Shadi (1.7 km).

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

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