About Paliyad Village

Paliyad is one of the larger villages in Botad tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,977, made up of 6,086 males and 5,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliyad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Tehsil	Botad
Pincode	364720
Area (hectares)	3277 hectares
Population	11,977
Male Population	6,086
Female Population	5,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paliyad compares

By the 2011 count Paliyad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents. Its 3277 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Paliyad

Paliyad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paliyad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Paliyad from other places

Paliyad lies about 82 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kundali, about 13 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 Paliyad
Nearest railway station	Kundali	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Botad	15 km
District headquarters	Bhavnagar	82 km

Villages closest to Paliyad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliyad village had a population of 11,977. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents.

Paliyad village has 6,086 males and 5,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliyad has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Paliyad is 364720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paliyad covers 3277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paliyad falls under Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Paliyad is Kundali, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paliyad.

Paliyad is about 82 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliyad is in Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Kundali is about 13 km away. Botad is about 15 km away. Bhavnagar is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.