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About Paliyan Village

Paliyan is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 27 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliyan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 33.93 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 27
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paliyan compares

By the 2011 count Paliyan is the 403rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 33.93 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Paliyan

Paliyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paliyan as Available within <5 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 Paliyan from other places

Paliyan lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Paliyan
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 35 km

Villages closest to Paliyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliyan village had a population of 72. That makes it the 403rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Paliyan village has 27 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliyan has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Paliyan is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paliyan covers 33.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paliyan falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paliyan is Kotdwara, about 35 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paliyan.

Paliyan is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliyan is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 24 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 35 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), Pali Gurh (under 2 km) and Bakar Wari (under 2 km).

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

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