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About Palhapur Village

Palhapur is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,272, made up of 659 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.45 hectares hectares.

Palhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 125.45 hectares
Population 1,272
Male Population 659
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palhapur compares

By the 2011 count Palhapur is the 239th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 125.45 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Palhapur

Palhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palhapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Palhapur from other places

Palhapur lies about 33 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 5.3 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 Palhapur
Nearest railway station Sarju 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 10 km
District headquarters Gonda 33 km

Villages closest to Palhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palhapur village had a population of 1,272. That makes it the 239th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Palhapur village has 659 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palhapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Palhapur covers 125.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palhapur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palhapur is Sarju, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palhapur.

Palhapur is about 33 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palhapur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 5.3 km away. Colonelganj is about 10 km away. Gonda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatrauli (under 2 km), Raipur (under 2 km) and Gumdaha (under 2 km).

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

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