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About Palia Village

Palia is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 298 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Pincode 273202
Area (hectares) 61.28 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 298
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palia compares

By the 2011 count Palia is the 169th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 61.28 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Palia

Palia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palia 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 5 - 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 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sardarnagar, about 4.2 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 railway station Sardarnagar 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura 6.8 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Palia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 569. That makes it the 169th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Palia village has 298 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palia has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Palia is 273202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palia covers 61.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palia falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palia is Sardarnagar, about 4.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palia.

Palia is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palia is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sardarnagar is about 4.2 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 6.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pansarhi (under 2 km), Tilauli (under 2 km) and Telhnapar (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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