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About Palpura Village

Palpura is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 390 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.46 hectares hectares.

Palpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 107.46 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 390
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpura compares

By the 2011 count Palpura is the 131st largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents. Its 107.46 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Palpura

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

How far is Palpura from other places

Palpura lies about 13 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Shahzad Nagar, about 9.2 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 Palpura
Nearest railway station Shahzad Nagar 9.2 km
District headquarters Rampur 13 km
Nearest town Rāmpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 16 km

Villages closest to Palpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpura village had a population of 703. That makes it the 131st largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents.

Palpura village has 390 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpura has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Palpura covers 107.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palpura falls under Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palpura is Shahzad Nagar, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palpura.

Palpura is about 13 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpura is in Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district. Shahzad Nagar is about 9.2 km away. Rampur is about 13 km away. Rāmpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galpura (under 2 km), Khirka (4.2 km) and Gosampur (4.7 km).

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

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