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About Palandewadi Village

Palandewadi is a small village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 164 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palandewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palandewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vaibhavvadi
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 774.7 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 164
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Palandewadi compares

By the 2011 count Palandewadi is the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 774.7 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Palandewadi

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

Palandewadi 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 Palandewadi
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 12 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaibhavvadi 28 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 28 km

Villages closest to Palandewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palandewadi village had a population of 322. That makes it the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Palandewadi village has 164 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palandewadi has about 963 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 1159.

The pincode recorded for Palandewadi is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palandewadi covers 774.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palandewadi falls under Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palandewadi 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 Palandewadi.

Palandewadi 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.

Palandewadi is in Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sawantwadi Road is about 12 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 18 km away. Vaibhavvadi 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 Pimpalwadi (under 2 km), Upale (under 2 km) and Tembewadi (17 km).

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

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