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About Palpur Village

Palpur is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 687 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.33 hectares hectares.

Palpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 47.33 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 687
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Palpur compares

By the 2011 count Palpur is the 87th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 47.33 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Palpur

Palpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palpur 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 Palpur from other places

Palpur lies about 23 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 5.3 km
District headquarters Chandauli 23 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 23 km

Villages closest to Palpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 1,306. That makes it the 87th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Palpur village has 687 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Palpur covers 47.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palpur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palpur is Chandauli Majhwar, about 23 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 Palpur.

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

Palpur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 5.3 km away. Chandauli is about 23 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gayapur (under 2 km), Vayapur (under 2 km) and Itaujhiya (under 2 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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