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About Pala Village

Pala is a mid sized village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 532 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Pincode 444701
Area (hectares) 447.02 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 532
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pala compares

By the 2011 count Pala is the 53rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 447.02 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pala

Pala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pala from other places

Pala lies about 12 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Badnera Junction, about 3.7 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 Pala
Nearest railway station Badnera Junction 3.7 km
District headquarters Amravati 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon Khandeshwar 21 km

Villages closest to Pala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 Pala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pala village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Pala village has 532 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pala has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pala is 444701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pala covers 447.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pala falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pala is Badnera Junction, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pala.

Pala is about 12 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pala is in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Badnera Junction is about 3.7 km away. Amravati is about 12 km away. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Belora Hirapur (2.0 km) and Dabha (2.4 km).

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

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