About Palara Village

Palara is one of the larger villages in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,147, made up of 2,677 males and 2,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1355.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Tehsil	Mauranipur
Pincode	284205
Area (hectares)	1355.69 hectares
Population	5,147
Male Population	2,677
Female Population	2,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palara compares

By the 2011 count Palara is the 9th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 1355.69 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Palara

Palara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palara from other places

Palara lies about 48 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ranipur Road, about 6.8 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 Palara
Nearest railway station	Ranipur Road	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mauranipur	14 km
Nearest town	Nivāri	24 km
District headquarters	Jhansi	48 km

Villages closest to Palara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palara village had a population of 5,147. That makes it the 9th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Palara village has 2,677 males and 2,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Palara is 284205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palara covers 1355.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palara falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palara is Ranipur Road, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palara.

Palara is about 48 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palara is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Ranipur Road is about 6.8 km away. Mauranipur is about 14 km away. Nivāri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.