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About Palanpur Village

Palanpur is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 434 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246746, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246746
Area (hectares) 40.3 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 434
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palanpur compares

By the 2011 count Palanpur is the 338th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 40.3 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Palanpur

Palanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palanpur 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 5 - 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 52 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Seohara, about 4.9 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
Nearest town Seohāra 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Seohara 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 17 km
District headquarters Bijnor 52 km

Villages closest to Palanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 809. That makes it the 338th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Palanpur village has 434 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Palanpur is 246746. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanpur covers 40.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palanpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palanpur is Seohara, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Palanpur.

Palanpur is about 52 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Seohāra is about 4.4 km away. Seohara is about 4.9 km away. Dhampur 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 Amirpur (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur Raini (under 2 km) and Rafipur (2.0 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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