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About Pal Village

Pal is a small village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 233 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Pincode 416405
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 233
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Pal compares

By the 2011 count Pal is the 125th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Pal

Pal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pal 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 Pal from other places

Pal 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 Pal
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 16 km
Nearest railway station Vilavade 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 37 km

Villages closest to Pal

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 Pal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal village had a population of 464. That makes it the 125th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Pal village has 233 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Pal is 416405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pal covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pal falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pal 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 Pal.

Pal 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.

Pal 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 Palasavade (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 Pal today is likely to be higher.

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