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About Palsod Village

Palsod is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 990 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134.3 hectares hectares.

Palsod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 1134.3 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 990
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsod compares

By the 2011 count Palsod is the 25th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 1134.3 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 958.

Getting to Palsod

Palsod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palsod as Available within village. 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 Palsod from other places

Palsod lies about 27 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, about 6.5 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 Palsod
Nearest railway station Patsul 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 17 km
District headquarters Akola 27 km

Villages closest to Palsod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsod village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 25th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Palsod village has 990 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsod has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Palsod covers 1134.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palsod falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palsod is Patsul, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palsod.

Palsod is about 27 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsod is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Patsul is about 6.5 km away. Akot is about 17 km away. Akola is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewarda (1.8 km), Nijampur (2.0 km) and Takli Kh (2.0 km).

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

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