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About Paliyal Gaon Village

Paliyal Gaon is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 73 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,301 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliyal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliyal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 195.28 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 73
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,301
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 Paliyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Paliyal Gaon is the 81st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 195.28 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Paliyal Gaon

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

Paliyal Gaon lies about 39 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 11 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 Paliyal Gaon
Nearest town Rishīkesh 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 39 km

Villages closest to Paliyal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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 Paliyal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliyal Gaon village had a population of 168. That makes it the 81st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Paliyal Gaon village has 73 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliyal Gaon has about 1301 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Paliyal Gaon is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paliyal Gaon covers 195.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paliyal Gaon falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paliyal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 11 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 Paliyal Gaon.

Paliyal Gaon is about 39 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliyal Gaon is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 11 km away. Rishikesh is about 11 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhunar Gaon (2.2 km), Jogyana (3.2 km) and Patna (4.0 km).

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

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