About Palu Village

Palu is a mid sized village in Pusad tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 423 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.12 hectares hectares.

Palu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palu village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Pusad
Area (hectares)	489.12 hectares
Population	808
Male Population	423
Female Population	385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 131st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 489.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

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 82 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bolda, about 48 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pusad	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bolda	48 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	82 km

Villages closest to Palu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusad 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 808. That makes it the 131st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Palu village has 423 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palu has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Palu covers 489.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palu falls under Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palu is Bolda, about 48 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 82 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palu is in Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pusad is about 12 km away. Bolda is about 48 km away. Yavatmal is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.