About Palu Village

Palu is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 245 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2073 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palu village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Murbad
Pincode	421402
Area (hectares)	2073 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	245
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palu compares

By the 2011 count Palu is the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 2073 hectares work out to about 0.2 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, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Palu

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

Palu lies about 72 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Asangaon, about 40 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 Palu
Nearest town	Junnar	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murbad	27 km
Nearest railway station	Asangaon	40 km
District headquarters	Thane	72 km

Villages closest to Palu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palu village had a population of 489. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Palu village has 245 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palu has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Palu is 421402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palu covers 2073 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palu falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palu is Asangaon, about 40 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 Palu.

Palu is about 72 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palu is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Junnar is about 25 km away. Murbad is about 27 km away. Asangaon is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.