About Palaskhed Village

Palaskhed is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 766 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares.

Palaskhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaskhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Lonar
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	1,478
Male Population	766
Female Population	712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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 72 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 55 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
Tehsil headquarters	Lonar	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	55 km
District headquarters	Buldana	72 km

Villages closest to Palaskhed

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

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Common questions about Palaskhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaskhed village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Palaskhed village has 766 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaskhed has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Palaskhed covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaskhed falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palaskhed is Kekatumar, about 55 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 72 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 Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 5.7 km away. Kekatumar is about 55 km away. Buldana is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.