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About Palsau Village

Palsau is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 476 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palsau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314030
Area (hectares) 229.74 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 476
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Palsau compares

By the 2011 count Palsau is the 125th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 229.74 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Palsau

Palsau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palsau 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 Palsau from other places

Palsau lies about 21 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, 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 Palsau
Nearest railway station Kotana 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 21 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 21 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 21 km

Villages closest to Palsau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsau village had a population of 943. That makes it the 125th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Palsau village has 476 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsau has about 981 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Palsau is 314030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palsau covers 229.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palsau falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palsau is Kotana, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palsau.

Palsau is about 21 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsau is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Kotana is about 17 km away. Simalwara is about 21 km away. Dungarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vagpura (4.2 km), Punawara (5.7 km) and Shishot (7.9 km).

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

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