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About Palikadilwadi Village

Palikadilwadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 137 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palikadilwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palikadilwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416614
Area (hectares) 215.21 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 137
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
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 Palikadilwadi compares

By the 2011 count Palikadilwadi is the 108th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 215.21 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Palikadilwadi

Palikadilwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palikadilwadi 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 Palikadilwadi from other places

Palikadilwadi 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 Palikadilwadi
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 Palikadilwadi

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 Palikadilwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palikadilwadi village had a population of 285. That makes it the 108th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Palikadilwadi village has 137 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palikadilwadi has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

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

Palikadilwadi covers 215.21 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.

Palikadilwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palikadilwadi 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 Palikadilwadi.

Palikadilwadi 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.

Palikadilwadi 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 Palkarwadi (under 2 km).

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

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