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About Palikalna Village

Palikalna is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 401 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.27 hectares hectares.

Palikalna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palikalna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 50.27 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 401
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palikalna compares

By the 2011 count Palikalna is the 255th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 50.27 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Palikalna

Palikalna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palikalna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palikalna from other places

Palikalna lies about 3.8 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 2.3 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 Palikalna
Nearest railway station Churk 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 3.8 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 3.8 km

Villages closest to Palikalna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palikalna village had a population of 781. That makes it the 255th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Palikalna village has 401 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palikalna has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Palikalna covers 50.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palikalna falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palikalna is Churk, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance for Palikalna.

Palikalna is about 3.8 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palikalna is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 2.3 km away. Robertsganj is about 3.8 km away. Sonbhadra is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Palia Khurd (under 2 km) and Teyara Nayak (under 2 km).

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

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