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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Palra is a village in Baraut mandal, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 3,563 in 493 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.6%.
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- LGD code
- 119345
- Pincode
- 250622
- Post office
- Doghat
- Population
- 3,563
- Households
- 493
- Literacy rate
- 53.6%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,143
- Distance to district centre
- 353 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 407 km
- Distance to Lucknow
- 254 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 407 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ranipur Road · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gulista Charitable Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palra compares
By population, Palra ranks #67 of 150 villages in Baraut mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.6%
−6.9% vs mandal average
- Palra
- 53.6%
- Baraut mandal
- 60.5%
- Baghpat district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+111 vs mandal average
- Palra
- 961
- Baraut mandal
- 850
Household size
people per home
7.2
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Palra
- 7.2
- Baraut mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palra at a glance
Palra is a village of 3,563 people in 493 households (Census 2011) in Baraut tehsil, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, the 67th-largest of 150 villages in Baraut tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 353 km from the Baghpat district centre, 30 km from Vijaypur, the nearest town, 7 km from Ranipur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 250622, served by Doghat post office; the LGD village code is 119345. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gulista Charitable Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Kithore assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shahid Manzoor. The population is estimated at 4,201 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARAUT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALRA
- Total area (ha)
- 214.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 184.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palra
- LGD code
- 119345
- Pincode
- 250622
- Post office
- Doghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,563
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,201
- Households
- 493
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 53.6%
- Coordinates
- 25.33376°N, 79.03594°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Meerut
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kithore
- Member of Parliament
- Arun Govil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shahid Manzoor
- Block / Mandal
- Baraut
Getting there
How to reach Palra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Lucknow254 kmcapital
- Delhi407 km
- Hyderabad886 km
- Mumbai941 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRanipur Road7 km
- Bus stopBangra4 km
- Hospital / PHCGulista Charitable Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian oil5 km
- CollegeKher Inter College35 km
- Police stationPolice Chauki Bangra4 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Palra
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Guraiya Inter College GairahaSchool1.8 km ↗
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)