About Palasmb Village

Palasmb is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 193 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasmb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasmb village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Malwan
Pincode	416614
Area (hectares)	738.13 hectares
Population	406
Male Population	193
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,104
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palasmb compares

By the 2011 count Palasmb is the 86th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 738.13 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Palasmb

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

Palasmb 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 Palasmb
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 Palasmb

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.

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Common questions about Palasmb

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasmb village had a population of 406. That makes it the 86th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Palasmb village has 193 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasmb has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

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

Palasmb covers 738.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palasmb falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palasmb 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palasmb.

Palasmb 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.

Palasmb 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.