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About Palependhari Village

Palependhari is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 691 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.97 hectares hectares.

Palependhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palependhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 434.97 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 691
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palependhari compares

By the 2011 count Palependhari is the 35th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 434.97 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Palependhari

Palependhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palependhari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palependhari from other places

Palependhari lies about 34 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 26 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 Palependhari
Nearest town Pawni 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 20 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 26 km
District headquarters Bhandara 34 km

Villages closest to Palependhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palependhari village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 35th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Palependhari village has 691 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palependhari has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Palependhari covers 434.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palependhari falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palependhari is Wadegaon, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Palependhari.

Palependhari is about 34 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palependhari is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Pawni is about 17 km away. Lakhandur is about 20 km away. Wadegaon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachgaon (under 2 km), Ghodezari (2.1 km) and Tirkhuri (2.3 km).

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

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