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About Palivad Village

Palivad is a mid sized village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 429 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palivad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palivad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370610
Area (hectares) 242.8 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 429
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palivad compares

By the 2011 count Palivad is the 52nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 242.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Palivad

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

Palivad lies about 36 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur Roha, about 4.9 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 Palivad
Nearest railway station Sukhpur Roha 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 14 km
Nearest town Bhuj 31 km
District headquarters Kachchh 36 km

Villages closest to Palivad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palivad village had a population of 822. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Palivad village has 429 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palivad has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Palivad is 370610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palivad covers 242.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palivad falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Palivad is Sukhpur Roha, about 4.9 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 village for Palivad.

Palivad is about 36 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palivad is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Sukhpur Roha is about 4.9 km away. Nakhatrana is about 14 km away. Bhuj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandpar (under 2 km), Lakhadi (1.6 km) and Kakadbhit (2.6 km).

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

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