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About Palwa Village

Palwa is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 252 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.03 hectares hectares.

Palwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 159.03 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 252
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Palwa compares

By the 2011 count Palwa is the 83rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 159.03 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Palwa

Palwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Negdapada, Ninama Ka Tapra, Padav and Padav Hatila. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palwa village had a population of 490. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Palwa village has 252 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palwa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Palwa covers 159.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palwa falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Palwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Palwa.

Palwa is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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