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About Palara Village

Palara is a mid sized village in Manjhanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,941, made up of 1,045 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212214, 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 Kaushambi
Tehsil Manjhanpur
Pincode 212214
Area (hectares) 133.65 hectares
Population 1,941
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Palara compares

By the 2011 count Palara is the 93rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 133.65 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Palara

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

Palara lies about 19 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Shujaatpur, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Manjhanpur 19 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 19 km
Nearest railway station Shujaatpur 27 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 40 km

Villages closest to Palara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palara village had a population of 1,941. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Palara village has 1,045 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palara has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Palara is 212214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palara covers 133.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palara falls under Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palara is Shujaatpur, about 27 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 Palara.

Palara is about 19 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palara is in Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district. Manjhanpur is about 19 km away. Kaushambi is about 19 km away. Shujaatpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikari Nagi (under 2 km), Bairampur (under 2 km) and Ghasipur (under 2 km).

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

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