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About Pal Khanda Village

Pal Khanda is a mid sized village in Pirawa tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 458 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pal Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal Khanda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pirawa
Pincode 326036
Area (hectares) 260.8 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 458
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Pal Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Pal Khanda is the 80th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 988 residents. Its 260.8 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Pal Khanda

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

Pal Khanda lies about 21 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 15 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 Pal Khanda
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 15 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 15 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirawa 31 km

Villages closest to Pal Khanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirawa 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 Pal Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal Khanda village had a population of 906. That makes it the 80th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 988 residents.

Pal Khanda village has 458 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal Khanda has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Pal Khanda is 326036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pal Khanda covers 260.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pal Khanda falls under Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pal Khanda is Jhalarapatan, about 15 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 Pal Khanda.

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

Pal Khanda is in Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 15 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 15 km away. Jhalawar 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 Salri (under 2 km), Semli Kalyan (2.1 km) and Raghunathpura (2.5 km).

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

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