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About Pal Bk Village

Pal Bk is a small village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 245 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.29 hectares hectares.

Pal Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 255.29 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 245
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pal Bk compares

By the 2011 count Pal Bk is the 104th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 255.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pal Bk

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

Pal Bk 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 Bk
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 45 km

Villages closest to Pal Bk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal Bk village had a population of 462. That makes it the 104th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Pal Bk village has 245 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal Bk has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Pal Bk covers 255.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pal Bk falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pal Bk 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 10+ km distance for Pal Bk.

Pal Bk 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 Bk is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 21 km away. Radhanagari 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pal (under 2 km), Palkarwadi (under 2 km) and Manewadi (5.3 km).

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

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