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About Palu Village

Palu is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 663 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 982.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 410505
Area (hectares) 982.85 hectares
Population 1,304
Male Population 663
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palu compares

By the 2011 count Palu is the 86th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 982.85 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Palu

Palu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palu 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. The nearest villages by name are Nimgaon, Pabhe, Pacharnewadi 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 Palu

As per the Census of India 2011, Palu village had a population of 1,304. That makes it the 86th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Palu village has 663 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palu has about 967 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Palu is 410505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palu covers 982.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palu falls under Khed tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Palu 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 10+ km distance for Palu.

Palu is in Khed tehsil of Pune 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 Palu today is likely to be higher.

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