About Pal Village

Pal is one of the larger villages in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,619, made up of 3,357 males and 3,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1629.87 hectares hectares.

Pal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Karad
Area (hectares)	1629.87 hectares
Population	6,619
Male Population	3,357
Female Population	3,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pal compares

By the 2011 count Pal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 1629.87 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pal

Pal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pal 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 Pal from other places

Pal lies about 22 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Targaon, about 14 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 Pal
Nearest railway station	Targaon	14 km
Nearest town	Kodoli	20 km
District headquarters	Satara	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karad	27 km

Villages closest to Pal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karad 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 Pal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal village had a population of 6,619. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Pal village has 3,357 males and 3,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Pal covers 1629.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pal falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pal is Targaon, about 14 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 Pal.

Pal is about 22 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pal is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Targaon is about 14 km away. Kodoli is about 20 km away. Satara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.