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About Palra Village

Palra is a large village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,011, made up of 1,080 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 203129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Pincode 203129
Area (hectares) 437.97 hectares
Population 2,011
Male Population 1,080
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palra compares

By the 2011 count Palra is the 75th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 437.97 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Palra

Palra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palra from other places

Palra lies about 23 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur, about 12 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 Palra
Nearest town Shikārpūr 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 11 km
Nearest railway station Kamalpur 12 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 23 km

Villages closest to Palra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palra village had a population of 2,011. That makes it the 75th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Palra village has 1,080 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palra has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Palra is 203129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palra covers 437.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palra falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palra is Kamalpur, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palra.

Palra is about 23 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palra is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Shikārpūr is about 8.9 km away. Khurja is about 11 km away. Kamalpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Mauzampur (under 2 km), Shahbajpur Daulat (1.6 km) and Hirapur Nagla Jagat (1.6 km).

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

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