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About Palasavade Village

Palasavade is a small village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 111 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares.

Palasavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 111
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasavade compares

By the 2011 count Palasavade is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Palasavade

Palasavade is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palasavade as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palasavade from other places

Palasavade lies about 37 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 30 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 Palasavade
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 16 km
Nearest railway station Vilavade 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 37 km

Villages closest to Palasavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasavade village had a population of 245. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Palasavade village has 111 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasavade has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Palasavade covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palasavade falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palasavade is Vilavade, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palasavade.

Palasavade is about 37 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasavade is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 16 km away. Vilavade is about 30 km away. Kolhapur is about 37 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), Yelvadi (2.4 km) and Marale (2.9 km).

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

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