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About Palashi Village

Palashi is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 420 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 926 hectares hectares.

Palashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 926 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 420
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palashi compares

By the 2011 count Palashi is the 127th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 926 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1089.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Patan 19 km
Nearest town Kodoli 20 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 Patan 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 817. That makes it the 127th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Palashi village has 420 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palashi has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Palashi covers 926 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palashi falls under Patan 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 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 Patan tehsil of Satara district. Targaon is about 14 km away. Patan is about 19 km away. Kodoli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpaloshi (under 2 km), Tarale (5.5 km) and Kadoli (9.4 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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