About Palod Village

Palod is one of the larger villages in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,698, made up of 4,606 males and 3,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 671 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palod village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Mangrol
Pincode	394405
Area (hectares)	315.28 hectares
Population	7,698
Male Population	4,606
Female Population	3,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	671
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palod compares

By the 2011 count Palod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 315.28 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Palod

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

Palod lies about 25 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Kim, about 3.7 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 Palod
Nearest railway station	Kim	3.7 km
Nearest town	Kosamba	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrol	25 km
District headquarters	Surat	25 km

Villages closest to Palod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palod village had a population of 7,698. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Palod village has 4,606 males and 3,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palod has about 671 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Palod is 394405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palod covers 315.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palod falls under Mangrol tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Palod is Kim, about 3.7 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 Palod.

Palod is about 25 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palod is in Mangrol tehsil of Surat district. Kim is about 3.7 km away. Kosamba is about 8.6 km away. Mangrol is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.