About Palaskhed Village

Palaskhed is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 805 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.3 hectares hectares.

Palaskhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaskhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Area (hectares)	709.3 hectares
Population	1,554
Male Population	805
Female Population	749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palaskhed compares

By the 2011 count Palaskhed is the 46th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 709.3 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Palaskhed

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

Palaskhed lies about 35 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 31 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 Palaskhed
Tehsil headquarters	Risod	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	31 km
District headquarters	Washim	35 km

Villages closest to Palaskhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaskhed village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 46th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Palaskhed village has 805 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaskhed has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Palaskhed covers 709.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaskhed falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palaskhed is Kekatumar, about 31 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 Palaskhed.

Palaskhed is about 35 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaskhed is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 5.2 km away. Kekatumar is about 31 km away. Washim is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.