About Palgad Village

Palgad is a large village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,959, made up of 1,450 males and 1,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1526.69 hectares hectares.

Palgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palgad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Dapoli
Area (hectares)	1526.69 hectares
Population	2,959
Male Population	1,450
Female Population	1,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palgad compares

By the 2011 count Palgad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 1526.69 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Palgad

Palgad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palgad 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 Olgaon, Onanvase, Oni and Pachavali. 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.

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Common questions about Palgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Palgad village had a population of 2,959. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Palgad village has 1,450 males and 1,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palgad has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Palgad covers 1526.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palgad falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Palgad 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 Palgad.

Palgad is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri 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.