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About Palashi Village

Palashi is a mid sized village in Kinwat tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 841 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1488 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kinwat
Pincode 431805
Area (hectares) 1488 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 841
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashi compares

By the 2011 count Palashi is the 34th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents. Its 1488 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 968.

Getting to Palashi

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

Palashi lies about 123 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 12 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 Palashi
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kinwat 19 km
District headquarters Nanded 123 km

Villages closest to Palashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashi village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 34th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents.

Palashi village has 841 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashi has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Palashi is 431805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashi covers 1488 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palashi falls under Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palashi is Ambari(Deccan), about 12 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 Palashi.

Palashi is about 123 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palashi is in Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district. Ambari(Deccan) is about 12 km away. Kinwat is about 19 km away. Nanded is about 123 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palshi Tanda (under 2 km), Lalu Naik Tanda (2.5 km) and Saklu Naik Tanda (2.5 km).

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

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