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About Palikhurd Village

Palikhurd is a mid sized village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 586 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palikhurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209401
Area (hectares) 115.89 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 586
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Palikhurd is the 156th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 115.89 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Palikhurd

Palikhurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palikhurd as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Palikhurd from other places

Palikhurd lies about 28 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirsaul, about 8.3 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 Palikhurd
Nearest railway station Sirsaul 8.3 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 19 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 28 km

Villages closest to Palikhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palikhurd village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 156th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Palikhurd village has 586 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palikhurd has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Palikhurd is 209401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palikhurd covers 115.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palikhurd falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palikhurd is Sirsaul, about 8.3 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 and private bus service as Available for Palikhurd.

Palikhurd is about 28 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palikhurd is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirsaul is about 8.3 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 18 km away. Kanpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakrali (1.5 km), Palibhogipur (1.6 km) and Garhinarwal (1.8 km).

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

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