About Palghar Village

Palghar is a mid sized village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 243 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,337 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.48 hectares hectares.

Palghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palghar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Mandangad
Area (hectares)	290.48 hectares
Population	568
Male Population	243
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,337
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palghar compares

By the 2011 count Palghar is the 38th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 290.48 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Palghar

Palghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palghar 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. The nearest villages by name are Nigadi, Pacharal, Padwe and Palawani. 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 Palghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Palghar village had a population of 568. That makes it the 38th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Palghar village has 243 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palghar has about 1337 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1330.

Palghar covers 290.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palghar falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Palghar 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 - 10 km distance for Palghar.

Palghar is in Mandangad 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.