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About Palanpur Village

Palanpur is a mid sized village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,947, made up of 1,071 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Hindaun
Pincode 322234
Area (hectares) 652.56 hectares
Population 1,947
Male Population 1,071
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 60th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 652.56 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 854.

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 9.9 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mahaveer Ji, 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 Palanpur
District headquarters Karauli 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mahaveer Ji 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindaun 17 km

Villages closest to Palanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hindaun 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 1,947. That makes it the 60th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Palanpur village has 1,071 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanpur has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Palanpur is 322234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanpur covers 652.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palanpur falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palanpur is Shri Mahaveer Ji, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palanpur.

Palanpur is about 9.9 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanpur is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Karauli is about 9.9 km away. Shri Mahaveer Ji is about 15 km away. Hindaun 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 Kotri (2.1 km), Gaonda Meena (4.6 km) and Gaoda Goojar (5.8 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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