About Paliya Village

Paliya is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 346 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.72 hectares hectares.

Paliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Kerakat
Area (hectares)	129.72 hectares
Population	717
Male Population	346
Female Population	371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,072
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 Paliya compares

By the 2011 count Paliya is the 266th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 129.72 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Paliya

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

Paliya lies about 12 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 3.7 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 Paliya
Nearest railway station	Shudnipur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Mariāhu	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kerakat	12 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	12 km

Villages closest to Paliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliya village had a population of 717. That makes it the 266th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Paliya village has 346 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliya has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Paliya covers 129.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paliya falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paliya is Shudnipur, about 3.7 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 Paliya.

Paliya is about 12 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliya is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 3.7 km away. Mariāhu is about 6.5 km away. Kerakat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.