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About Palakhedi Village

Palakhedi is a mid sized village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 734 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.73 hectares hectares.

Palakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Hatod
Area (hectares) 736.73 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 734
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Palakhedi is the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 736.73 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Palakhedi

Palakhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palakhedi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palakhedi from other places

Palakhedi lies about 8.0 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Veerangana Jhalkari Bai, about 2.3 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 Palakhedi
Nearest railway station Veerangana Jhalkari Bai 2.3 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatod 6.4 km
District headquarters Indore 8.0 km

Villages closest to Palakhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakhedi village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Palakhedi village has 734 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakhedi has about 973 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 965.

Palakhedi covers 736.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palakhedi falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palakhedi is Veerangana Jhalkari Bai, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Palakhedi is about 8.0 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palakhedi is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Veerangana Jhalkari Bai is about 2.3 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 4.7 km away. Hatod is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limbodagari (under 2 km), Bangarda Bada (2.7 km) and Puwarda Junarda (3.6 km).

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

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