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About Palia Village

Palia is a large village in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,233, made up of 1,141 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205268, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Karhal
Pincode 205268
Area (hectares) 424.23 hectares
Population 2,233
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Palia compares

By the 2011 count Palia is the 37th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 424.23 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Palia

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

Palia lies about 22 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur, about 19 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 Palia
Nearest railway station Kiratpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Karhal 21 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 22 km

Villages closest to Palia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palia village had a population of 2,233. That makes it the 37th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Palia village has 1,141 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Palia is 205268. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palia covers 424.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palia falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palia is Kiratpur, about 19 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 Palia.

Palia is about 22 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palia is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Kiratpur is about 19 km away. Karhal is about 21 km away. Mainpuri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harer (2.2 km), Shankarpur (2.2 km) and Gadanpur (2.4 km).

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

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