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About Palasda Village

Palasda is a mid sized village in Kavant tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 275 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Kavant
Pincode 391168
Area (hectares) 585.14 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 275
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasda compares

By the 2011 count Palasda is the 119th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents. Its 585.14 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Palasda

Palasda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palasda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Palasda from other places

Palasda lies about 89 km from Vadodara. 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 Palasda
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavant 16 km
District headquarters Vadodara 89 km

Villages closest to Palasda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasda village had a population of 556. That makes it the 119th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents.

Palasda village has 275 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasda has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Palasda is 391168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasda covers 585.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palasda falls under Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The census record for Palasda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Palasda is about 89 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasda is in Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district. Chhota Udepur is about 9.2 km away. Kavant is about 16 km away. Vadodara is about 89 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deri (under 2 km), Sinhada (2.9 km) and Kherka (2.9 km).

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

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