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About Palla Village

Palla is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 41 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 119.57 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 41
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Palla compares

By the 2011 count Palla is the 372nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 119.57 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Palla

Palla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palla 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 Palla from other places

Palla lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Palla
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Palla

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 Palla

As per the Census of India 2011, Palla village had a population of 84. That makes it the 372nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Palla village has 41 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palla has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Palla is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palla covers 119.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palla falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Palla is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Palla.

Palla is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palla is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nau Gaon Balakhu (under 2 km), Rai (under 2 km) and Nagoli (under 2 km).

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

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