About Pal Village

Pal is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 471 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.45 hectares hectares.

Pal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Bhudargad
Area (hectares)	347.45 hectares
Population	939
Male Population	471
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pal compares

By the 2011 count Pal is the 58th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 347.45 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1003.

Getting to Pal

Pal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pal from other places

Pal lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 45 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 Pal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhudargad	7.8 km
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	21 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	44 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	45 km

Villages closest to Pal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal village had a population of 939. That makes it the 58th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Pal village has 471 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal has about 994 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 1003.

Pal covers 347.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pal falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pal is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pal.

Pal is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pal is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 7.8 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.