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About Palasi Village

Palasi is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 657 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701 hectares hectares.

Palasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 701 hectares
Population 1,316
Male Population 657
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasi compares

By the 2011 count Palasi is the 54th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 701 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 978.

Getting to Palasi

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

How far is Palasi from other places

Palasi lies about 42 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 24 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 Palasi
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 24 km
Nearest town Khandwa 34 km
District headquarters Khargone 42 km

Villages closest to Palasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasi village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 54th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Palasi village has 657 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasi has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Palasi covers 701 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palasi falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palasi is Sirran, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palasi.

Palasi is about 42 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasi is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 7.4 km away. Sirran is about 24 km away. Khandwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpura (2.3 km), Chikhalwas (4.0 km) and Sultanpura (4.0 km).

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

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