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About Palkya Village

Palkya is a small village in Sangod tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 185 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Sangod
Pincode 325601
Area (hectares) 197.39 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 185
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Palkya compares

By the 2011 count Palkya is the 146th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 776 residents. Its 197.39 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Palkya

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

Palkya lies about 41 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Bhonra, about 16 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 Palkya
Nearest town Anta 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangod 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhonra 16 km
District headquarters Kota 41 km

Villages closest to Palkya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkya village had a population of 364. That makes it the 146th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 776 residents.

Palkya village has 185 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Palkya is 325601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkya covers 197.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palkya falls under Sangod tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palkya is Bhonra, about 16 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 Palkya.

Palkya is about 41 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkya is in Sangod tehsil of Kota district. Anta is about 15 km away. Sangod is about 15 km away. Bhonra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atraliya (under 2 km), Mandeeta (2.2 km) and Tahroli (2.3 km).

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

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