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About Palia Village

Palia is a mid sized village in Kherwara tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 412 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palia village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Kherwara
Pincode 313803
Area (hectares) 470 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 412
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Palia compares

By the 2011 count Palia is the 103rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 470 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 966.

Getting to Palia

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

Palia lies about 68 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, about 17 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 Palia
Tehsil headquarters Kherwara 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Kotana 17 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 21 km
District headquarters Udaipur 68 km

Villages closest to Palia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palia village had a population of 776. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Palia village has 412 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palia has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Palia is 313803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palia covers 470 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palia falls under Kherwara tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palia is Kotana, about 17 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 Palia.

Palia is about 68 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palia is in Kherwara tehsil of Udaipur district. Kherwara is about 1.9 km away. Kotana is about 17 km away. Dūngarpur 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 Katewari (under 2 km), Jhusawara (under 2 km) and Palsiya (under 2 km).

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

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