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About Palashi Village

Palashi is a mid sized village in Khatav tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,833, made up of 924 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khatav
Pincode 415512
Area (hectares) 877.2 hectares
Population 1,833
Male Population 924
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashi compares

By the 2011 count Palashi is the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 877.2 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Palashi

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

Palashi 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 Palashi
Nearest railway station Targaon 14 km
Nearest town Kodoli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatav 22 km
District headquarters Satara 22 km

Villages closest to Palashi

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

Common questions about Palashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palashi village had a population of 1,833. That makes it the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Palashi village has 924 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Palashi is 415512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palashi covers 877.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palashi falls under Khatav tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palashi 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 Palashi.

Palashi 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Palasgaon (under 2 km), Mandave (9.9 km) and Padal (11 km).

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

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