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About Palia Village

Palia is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,712, made up of 1,376 males and 1,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.16 hectares hectares.

Palia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 369.16 hectares
Population 2,712
Male Population 1,376
Female Population 1,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palia compares

By the 2011 count Palia is the 68th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 369.16 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Palia

Palia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palia from other places

Palia lies about 24 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 7.9 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 Palia
Nearest town Saidpur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Saiyedpur Bhitri 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 15 km
District headquarters Chandauli 24 km

Villages closest to Palia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palia village had a population of 2,712. That makes it the 68th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Palia village has 1,376 males and 1,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Palia covers 369.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palia falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palia is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palia.

Palia is about 24 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palia is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Saidpur is about 7.4 km away. Saiyedpur Bhitri is about 7.9 km away. Sakaldiha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballipur (under 2 km), Sawopur (under 2 km) and Dhawal Dhamaka (under 2 km).

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

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