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About Paliya Village

Paliya is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,550, made up of 738 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.25 hectares hectares.

Paliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 128.25 hectares
Population 1,550
Male Population 738
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paliya compares

By the 2011 count Paliya is the 159th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 128.25 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Paliya

Paliya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paliya 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 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 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 15 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 Shahganj Junction 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 16 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Paliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliya village had a population of 1,550. That makes it the 159th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Paliya village has 738 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliya has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Paliya covers 128.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paliya is Shahganj Junction, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paliya.

Paliya is about 39 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 Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 15 km away. Shahganj is about 16 km away. Shāhganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhitam Patti (under 2 km), Ishapur (under 2 km) and Kareempur Bind (1.8 km).

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

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