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About Palkha Village

Palkha is a mid sized village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 280 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akrani
Pincode 425414
Area (hectares) 141.89 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 280
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkha compares

By the 2011 count Palkha is the 106th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 141.89 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 1015.

Getting to Palkha

Palkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palkha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nigadi, Nimgavhan, Nimkhedi and Padali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Palkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkha village had a population of 593. That makes it the 106th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Palkha village has 280 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkha has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Palkha is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkha covers 141.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palkha falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Palkha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palkha.

Palkha is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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