About Palwa Village

Palwa is a mid sized village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 852 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palwa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Tokapal
Pincode	494442
Area (hectares)	590.02 hectares
Population	1,700
Male Population	852
Female Population	848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palwa compares

By the 2011 count Palwa is the 14th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 590.02 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Palwa

Palwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mavleebhata, Metawara, Nainmur and Nainnar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palwa village had a population of 1,700. That makes it the 14th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Palwa village has 852 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palwa has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Palwa is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palwa covers 590.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palwa falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Palwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palwa.

Palwa is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.