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About Palijat Village

Palijat is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 994 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.04 hectares hectares.

Palijat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palijat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 154.04 hectares
Population 1,877
Male Population 994
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palijat compares

By the 2011 count Palijat is the 128th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 154.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Palijat

Palijat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palijat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Palijat from other places

Palijat lies about 19 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Haldaur, about 7.1 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 Palijat
Nearest town Nihtaur 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Haldaur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 18 km
District headquarters Bijnor 19 km

Villages closest to Palijat

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 Palijat

As per the Census of India 2011, Palijat village had a population of 1,877. That makes it the 128th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Palijat village has 994 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palijat has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Palijat covers 154.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palijat is Haldaur, about 7.1 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 village for Palijat.

Palijat is about 19 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palijat is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 5.5 km away. Haldaur is about 7.1 km away. Dhampur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Rustampur (under 2 km) and Rustampur Sher (under 2 km).

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

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