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About Palsoda Village

Palsoda is a small village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 122 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares.

Palsoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsoda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 122
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palsoda compares

By the 2011 count Palsoda is the 118th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Palsoda

Palsoda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palsoda as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palsoda from other places

Palsoda lies about 94 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Amravati, about 11 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 Palsoda
Nearest railway station Amravati 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 26 km
District headquarters Akola 94 km

Villages closest to Palsoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsoda village had a population of 232. That makes it the 118th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Palsoda village has 122 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsoda has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Palsoda covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palsoda falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palsoda is Amravati, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palsoda.

Palsoda is about 94 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsoda is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Amravati is about 11 km away. Murtijapur is about 26 km away. Akola is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unkhed (3.0 km), Rajura Ghate (5.0 km) and Rajura Sarode (5.0 km).

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

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