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About Palan Village

Palan is a mid sized village in Gogunda tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 558 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Gogunda
Pincode 313704
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 558
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palan compares

By the 2011 count Palan is the 69th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 886 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Palan

Palan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palan as Available within village. 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 Palan from other places

Palan lies about 49 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Nana, about 25 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 Palan
Tehsil headquarters Gogunda 22 km
Nearest railway station Nana 25 km
Nearest town Pindwāra 31 km
District headquarters Udaipur 49 km

Villages closest to Palan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palan village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 69th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 886 residents.

Palan village has 558 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palan has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Palan is 313704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palan covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palan falls under Gogunda tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palan is Nana, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palan.

Palan is about 49 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palan is in Gogunda tehsil of Udaipur district. Gogunda is about 22 km away. Nana is about 25 km away. Pindwāra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peeparna (under 2 km), Reechwara (under 2 km) and Cheetarawas (2.0 km).

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

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