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About Palkarwadi Village

Palkarwadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 40 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416614
Area (hectares) 68.62 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 40
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Palkarwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 68.62 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Palkarwadi

Palkarwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palkarwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palkarwadi from other places

Palkarwadi lies about 28 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 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 Palkarwadi
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 12 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 18 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 34 km

Villages closest to Palkarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkarwadi village had a population of 87. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Palkarwadi village has 40 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkarwadi has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Palkarwadi is 416614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkarwadi covers 68.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palkarwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palkarwadi is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palkarwadi.

Palkarwadi is about 28 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkarwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sawantwadi Road is about 12 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 18 km away. Sindhudurg is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasmb (under 2 km), Palayewadi (under 2 km) and Palikadilwadi (under 2 km).

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

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