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About Palahar Village

Palahar is a small village in Chhibramau tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 204 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209747, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palahar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Chhibramau
Pincode 209747
Area (hectares) 53.42 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 204
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Palahar compares

By the 2011 count Palahar is the 287th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 53.42 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Palahar

Palahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palahar 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 Palahar from other places

Palahar lies about 51 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Samhon, about 32 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 Palahar
Tehsil headquarters Chhibramau 18 km
Nearest town Chhibrāmau 18 km
Nearest railway station Samhon 32 km
District headquarters Kannauj 51 km

Villages closest to Palahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palahar village had a population of 393. That makes it the 287th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Palahar village has 204 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palahar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Palahar is 209747. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palahar covers 53.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palahar falls under Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palahar is Samhon, about 32 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 Palahar.

Palahar is about 51 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palahar is in Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district. Chhibramau is about 18 km away. Chhibrāmau is about 18 km away. Samhon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wahidpur (under 2 km), Narha (1.6 km) and Dinapur (2.0 km).

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

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