About Palia Village

Palia is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 952 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.828 hectares hectares.

Palia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palia village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shahjahanpur
Tehsil	Powayan
Area (hectares)	227.828 hectares
Population	1,836
Male Population	952
Female Population	884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palia compares

By the 2011 count Palia is the 78th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 227.828 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Palia

Palia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Palia from other places

Palia lies about 23 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about 3.1 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 Palia
Nearest railway station	Nigohi	3.1 km
Nearest town	Pawāyan	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Powayan	23 km
District headquarters	Shahjahanpur	23 km

Villages closest to Palia

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

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Common questions about Palia

As per the Census of India 2011, Palia village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 78th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Palia village has 952 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palia has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Palia covers 227.828 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palia falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palia is Nigohi, about 3.1 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 for Palia.

Palia is about 23 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palia is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Nigohi is about 3.1 km away. Pawāyan is about 19 km away. Powayan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.