About Palkhed Village

Palkhed is a large village in Dindori tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,576, made up of 2,321 males and 2,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Tehsil	Dindori
Pincode	422202
Area (hectares)	1148 hectares
Population	4,576
Male Population	2,321
Female Population	2,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkhed compares

By the 2011 count Palkhed is the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents. Its 1148 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Palkhed

Palkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Palkhed from other places

Palkhed lies about 24 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Kherwadi, about 18 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 Palkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Dindori	5.4 km
Nearest town	Ozar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kherwadi	18 km
District headquarters	Nashik	24 km

Villages closest to Palkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkhed village had a population of 4,576. That makes it the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents.

Palkhed village has 2,321 males and 2,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkhed has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Palkhed is 422202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkhed covers 1148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palkhed falls under Dindori tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palkhed is Kherwadi, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palkhed.

Palkhed is about 24 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkhed is in Dindori tehsil of Nashik district. Dindori is about 5.4 km away. Ozar is about 12 km away. Kherwadi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.