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About Palshin Village

Palshin is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 371 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.25 hectares hectares.

Palshin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palshin village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 538.25 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 371
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palshin compares

By the 2011 count Palshin is the 129th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 538.25 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 970.

Getting to Palshin

Palshin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palshin 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palshin from other places

Palshin lies about 61 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khardi, about 5.1 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 Palshin
Nearest railway station Khardi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 17 km
Nearest town Vasind 24 km
District headquarters Thane 61 km

Villages closest to Palshin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palshin village had a population of 777. That makes it the 129th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Palshin village has 371 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palshin has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Palshin covers 538.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palshin falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palshin is Khardi, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palshin.

Palshin is about 61 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palshin is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Khardi is about 5.1 km away. Shahapur is about 17 km away. Vasind is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahagaon (under 2 km), Dahigaon (under 2 km) and Khardi (3.6 km).

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

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