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About Palam Village

Palam is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 218 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palam village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 218.96 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 218
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
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 Palam compares

By the 2011 count Palam is the 38th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 218.96 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Palam

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

Palam lies about 9.5 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 29 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 Palam
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 9.5 km
Nearest town Tehri 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 25 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 29 km

Villages closest to Palam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palam village had a population of 461. That makes it the 38th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Palam village has 218 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palam has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Palam is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palam covers 218.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palam falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Palam is Rishikesh, about 29 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 Palam.

Palam is about 9.5 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palam is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 9.5 km away. Tehri is about 9.5 km away. Narendranagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phipalti (2.3 km), Ramol Gaon (2.4 km) and Khalun (2.6 km).

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

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