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About Palyakhedi Village

Palyakhedi is a small village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 132 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.59 hectares hectares.

Palyakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palyakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 217.59 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 132
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palyakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Palyakhedi is the 141st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 217.59 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Palyakhedi

Palyakhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palyakhedi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Palyakhedi from other places

Palyakhedi lies about 35 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 22 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 Palyakhedi
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 22 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 29 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 35 km

Villages closest to Palyakhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palyakhedi village had a population of 269. That makes it the 141st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Palyakhedi village has 132 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palyakhedi has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Palyakhedi covers 217.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palyakhedi falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palyakhedi is Chowmahala, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palyakhedi.

Palyakhedi is about 35 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palyakhedi is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 5.9 km away. Chowmahala is about 22 km away. Shāmgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherkheda (under 2 km), Gangakhedi (under 2 km) and Titrod (1.8 km).

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

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