About Palkhed Village

Palkhed is one of the larger villages in Niphad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,337, made up of 3,217 males and 3,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1422.32 hectares hectares.

Palkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Tehsil	Niphad
Area (hectares)	1422.32 hectares
Population	6,337
Male Population	3,217
Female Population	3,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents. Its 1422.32 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

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 35 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Niphad, about 9.1 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
Nearest railway station	Niphad	9.1 km
Nearest town	Ozar	17 km
District headquarters	Nashik	35 km

Villages closest to Palkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Niphad 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 6,337. That makes it the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents.

Palkhed village has 3,217 males and 3,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkhed has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Palkhed covers 1422.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palkhed falls under Niphad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palkhed is Niphad, about 9.1 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 35 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 Niphad tehsil of Nashik district. Niphad is about 9.1 km away. Ozar is about 17 km away. Nashik is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.