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About Palpur Village

Palpur is a small village in Nagina tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 13 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 538 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.91 hectares hectares.

Palpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Nagina
Area (hectares) 103.91 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 13
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 538
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpur compares

By the 2011 count Palpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 103.91 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 927.

Getting to Palpur

Palpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Palpur from other places

Palpur lies about 29 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Fazalpur, about 2.5 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 Palpur
Nearest railway station Fazalpur 2.5 km
Nearest town Najībābād 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagina 21 km
District headquarters Bijnor 29 km

Villages closest to Palpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpur village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Palpur village has 13 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpur has about 538 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Palpur covers 103.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palpur falls under Nagina tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palpur is Fazalpur, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palpur.

Palpur is about 29 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpur is in Nagina tehsil of Bijnor district. Fazalpur is about 2.5 km away. Najībābād is about 4.5 km away. Nagina 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 Naimpur Govardhan (under 2 km), Mubark Pur (1.8 km) and Abdul Fazalpur Pahara (2.6 km).

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

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