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About Palasgaon Village

Palasgaon is a large village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,277, made up of 1,695 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1139.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Pincode 441806
Area (hectares) 1139.5 hectares
Population 3,277
Male Population 1,695
Female Population 1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasgaon compares

By the 2011 count Palasgaon is the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 1139.5 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Palasgaon

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

Palasgaon lies about 46 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 3.2 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 Palasgaon
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 10 km
Nearest town Tirorā 45 km
District headquarters Bhandara 46 km

Villages closest to Palasgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasgaon village had a population of 3,277. That makes it the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Palasgaon village has 1,695 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasgaon has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Palasgaon is 441806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasgaon covers 1139.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palasgaon falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palasgaon is Gond Umari, about 3.2 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 Palasgaon.

Palasgaon is about 46 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasgaon is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Gond Umari is about 3.2 km away. Sakoli is about 10 km away. Tirorā is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilaj (1.7 km), Mahalgaon (2.3 km) and Gondumari (2.9 km).

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

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