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About Palkhuna Village

Palkhuna is a small village in Jhadol tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 28 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkhuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkhuna village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Jhadol
Pincode 313702
Area (hectares) 120.12 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 28
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkhuna compares

By the 2011 count Palkhuna is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 120.12 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 985.

Getting to Palkhuna

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

Palkhuna lies about 32 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Padla, about 4.5 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 Palkhuna
Nearest railway station Padla 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhadol 32 km
District headquarters Udaipur 32 km

Villages closest to Palkhuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkhuna village had a population of 51. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Palkhuna village has 28 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkhuna has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Palkhuna is 313702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkhuna covers 120.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palkhuna falls under Jhadol tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palkhuna is Padla, about 4.5 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 km distance for Palkhuna.

Palkhuna is about 32 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkhuna is in Jhadol tehsil of Udaipur district. Padla is about 4.5 km away. Jhadol is about 32 km away. Udaipur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawariya (9.4 km), Sagpura (13 km) and Jawariya (14 km).

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

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