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About Palaskhed Village

Palaskhed is a mid sized village in Jalgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 288 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.82 hectares hectares.

Palaskhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaskhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Jalgaon
Area (hectares) 186.82 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 288
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palaskhed compares

By the 2011 count Palaskhed is the 58th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 186.82 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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 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 69 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shirsoli, about 15 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 Shirsoli 15 km
Nearest town Jāmner 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalgaon 18 km
District headquarters Buldana 69 km

Villages closest to Palaskhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaskhed village had a population of 624. That makes it the 58th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Palaskhed village has 288 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaskhed has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Palaskhed covers 186.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaskhed falls under Jalgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palaskhed is Shirsoli, about 15 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 Palaskhed.

Palaskhed is about 69 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaskhed is in Jalgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Shirsoli is about 15 km away. Jāmner is about 17 km away. Jalgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadegaon Bk (4.9 km), Zadegaon (4.9 km) and Devhari (5.6 km).

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

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