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About Palpene Village

Palpene is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 327 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,434 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415724, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palpene Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpene village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Pincode 415724
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 327
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,434
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpene compares

By the 2011 count Palpene is the 64th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Palpene

Palpene is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palpene 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 Pacheri Agar, Pacheri Sada, Padave and Pali. 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 Palpene

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpene village had a population of 796. That makes it the 64th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Palpene village has 327 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpene has about 1434 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1367.

The pincode recorded for Palpene is 415724. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palpene covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palpene falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Palpene 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 Palpene.

Palpene is in Guhagar 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.

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

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