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About Palsi Village

Palsi is a mid sized village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,819, made up of 926 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.58 hectares hectares.

Palsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palsi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 725.58 hectares
Population 1,819
Male Population 926
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palsi compares

By the 2011 count Palsi is the 42nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 725.58 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 954.

Getting to Palsi

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

Palsi lies about 48 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Marsul, about 9.4 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 Palsi
Nearest railway station Marsul 9.4 km
Nearest town Pūrna 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 14 km
District headquarters Hingoli 48 km

Villages closest to Palsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palsi village had a population of 1,819. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Palsi village has 926 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palsi has about 964 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 954.

Palsi covers 725.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palsi falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palsi is Marsul, about 9.4 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 Palsi.

Palsi is about 48 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palsi is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Marsul is about 9.4 km away. Pūrna is about 12 km away. Basmath is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajawadi (2.6 km), Lingi (2.8 km) and Ridhora (2.9 km).

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

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