About Palod Village

Palod is a large village in Dungla tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,834, made up of 1,437 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1652.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palod village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Chittaurgarh
Tehsil	Dungla
Pincode	312027
Area (hectares)	1652.17 hectares
Population	2,834
Male Population	1,437
Female Population	1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palod compares

By the 2011 count Palod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 1652.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Palod

Palod is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palod as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palod from other places

Palod lies about 47 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kanor, about 13 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 Palod
Tehsil headquarters	Dungla	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kanor	13 km
Nearest town	Nīmbāhera	35 km
District headquarters	Chittaurgarh	47 km

Villages closest to Palod

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

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Common questions about Palod

As per the Census of India 2011, Palod village had a population of 2,834. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Palod village has 1,437 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palod has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Palod is 312027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palod covers 1652.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palod falls under Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palod is Kanor, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palod.

Palod is about 47 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palod is in Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Dungla is about 4.9 km away. Kanor is about 13 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.