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About Palora Village

Palora is a large village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,592, made up of 1,274 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Mohadi
Pincode 441905
Area (hectares) 585.39 hectares
Population 2,592
Male Population 1,274
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palora compares

By the 2011 count Palora is the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 585.39 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Palora

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

Palora lies about 18 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 9.2 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 Palora
Nearest railway station Koka 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohadi 15 km
Nearest town Tumsar 17 km
District headquarters Bhandara 18 km

Villages closest to Palora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palora village had a population of 2,592. That makes it the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Palora village has 1,274 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palora has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Palora is 441905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palora covers 585.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palora falls under Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palora is Koka, about 9.2 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 Palora.

Palora is about 18 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palora is in Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Koka is about 9.2 km away. Mohadi is about 15 km away. Tumsar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhora (1.8 km), Khadki (2.2 km) and Borgaon (2.3 km).

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

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