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About Paldi Village

Paldi is a small village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 217 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.46 hectares hectares.

Paldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paldi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 426.46 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 217
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Paldi compares

By the 2011 count Paldi is the 110th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 426.46 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Paldi

Paldi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paldi 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 Paldi from other places

Paldi lies about 42 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 21 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 Paldi
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 21 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 30 km
District headquarters Khargone 42 km

Villages closest to Paldi

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 Paldi

As per the Census of India 2011, Paldi village had a population of 409. That makes it the 110th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Paldi village has 217 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paldi has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Paldi covers 426.46 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Paldi is Sirran, about 21 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 Paldi.

Paldi 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.

Paldi is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 6.7 km away. Sirran is about 21 km away. Sanāwad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachora (2.1 km), Bhopatpura (2.5 km) and Pokhar Buzurg (2.5 km).

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

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