About Palot Village

Palot is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 94 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,532 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Jakholi
Pincode	246475
Area (hectares)	30.29 hectares
Population	238
Male Population	94
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,532
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palot compares

By the 2011 count Palot is the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 30.29 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Palot

Palot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palot 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palot from other places

Palot lies about 83 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 37 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 Palot
Tehsil headquarters	Jakholi	2.0 km
Nearest town	Naini Tāl	26 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	37 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	83 km

Villages closest to Palot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palot village had a population of 238. That makes it the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Palot village has 94 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palot has about 1532 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Palot is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palot covers 30.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palot falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Palot is Ramnagar, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palot.

Palot is about 83 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palot is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 2.0 km away. Naini Tāl is about 26 km away. Ramnagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.