About Palpal Village

Palpal is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 241 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.28 hectares hectares.

Palpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpal village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Area (hectares)	854.28 hectares
Population	456
Male Population	241
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpal compares

By the 2011 count Palpal is the 412th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 854.28 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Palpal

Palpal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palpal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Palpal from other places

Palpal lies about 28 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 24 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 Palpal
Nearest railway station	Churk	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	28 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	28 km

Villages closest to Palpal

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.

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Common questions about Palpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpal village had a population of 456. That makes it the 412th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Palpal village has 241 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Palpal covers 854.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Palpal is Churk, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Palpal.

Palpal is about 28 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpal is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 24 km away. Robertsganj is about 28 km away. Sonbhadra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.