About Palikhas Village

Palikhas is one of the larger villages in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,238, made up of 2,646 males and 2,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.57 hectares hectares.

Palikhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palikhas village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Sahjanwa
Area (hectares)	88.57 hectares
Population	5,238
Male Population	2,646
Female Population	2,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
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 Palikhas compares

By the 2011 count Palikhas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 88.57 hectares work out to about 59 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Palikhas

Palikhas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palikhas 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 Palikhas from other places

Palikhas lies about 30 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 27 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 Palikhas
Nearest railway station	Kusmhi	27 km
Nearest town	Rūdarpur	27 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sahjanwa	31 km

Villages closest to Palikhas

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

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Common questions about Palikhas

As per the Census of India 2011, Palikhas village had a population of 5,238. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Palikhas village has 2,646 males and 2,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palikhas has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Palikhas covers 88.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 59 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palikhas falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palikhas is Kusmhi, about 27 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 Palikhas.

Palikhas is about 30 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palikhas is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kusmhi is about 27 km away. Rūdarpur is about 27 km away. Gorakhpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.