About Palaj Village

Palaj is a large village in Bhokar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,843, made up of 1,381 males and 1,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Bhokar
Pincode	431801
Area (hectares)	669 hectares
Population	2,843
Male Population	1,381
Female Population	1,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palaj compares

By the 2011 count Palaj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Palaj

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

Palaj lies about 56 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Devthana, about 15 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 Palaj
Nearest railway station	Devthana	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhokar	18 km
District headquarters	Nanded	56 km

Villages closest to Palaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaj village had a population of 2,843. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Palaj village has 1,381 males and 1,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaj has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Palaj is 431801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaj covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaj falls under Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palaj is Devthana, about 15 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 Palaj.

Palaj is about 56 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaj is in Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district. Devthana is about 15 km away. Bhokar is about 18 km away. Nanded is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.