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About Paltha Village

Paltha is a mid sized village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 1,023 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.32 hectares hectares.

Paltha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paltha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Area (hectares) 128.32 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 1,023
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paltha compares

By the 2011 count Paltha is the 150th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 128.32 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Paltha

Paltha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paltha as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paltha from other places

Paltha lies about 31 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Sambhal, about 4.1 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 Paltha
Nearest railway station Sambhal 4.1 km
District headquarters Moradabad 31 km

Villages closest to Paltha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paltha village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 150th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Paltha village has 1,023 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paltha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Paltha covers 128.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paltha falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paltha is Sambhal, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paltha.

Paltha is about 31 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paltha is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Sambhal is about 4.1 km away. Moradabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpur (under 2 km), Khanpur Khummar (under 2 km) and Sadhiranpur (1.9 km).

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

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