About Palaskhed Village

Palaskhed is a large village in Chandur Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,611, made up of 1,874 males and 1,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1863.56 hectares hectares.

Palaskhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaskhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Chandur Railway
Area (hectares)	1863.56 hectares
Population	3,611
Male Population	1,874
Female Population	1,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palaskhed compares

By the 2011 count Palaskhed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 1863.56 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 942.

Getting to Palaskhed

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

Palaskhed lies about 26 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Chandur, about 7.2 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 Palaskhed
Nearest railway station	Chandur	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandur Railway	7.6 km
Nearest town	Dattāpur	22 km
District headquarters	Amravati	26 km

Villages closest to Palaskhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandur Railway 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.

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Common questions about Palaskhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaskhed village had a population of 3,611. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Palaskhed village has 1,874 males and 1,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaskhed has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Palaskhed covers 1863.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palaskhed falls under Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palaskhed is Chandur, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palaskhed.

Palaskhed is about 26 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaskhed is in Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district. Chandur is about 7.2 km away. Chandur Railway is about 7.6 km away. Dattāpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.