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- LGD code
- 554328
- Pincode
- 402106
- Post office
- Nagothane
- Population
- 1,056
- Households
- 222
- Literacy rate
- 66.9%
- Sex ratio
- 945 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 487
Census 2011 · in context
How Palas compares
By population, Palas ranks #32 of 160 villages in Roha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.9%
−3.0% vs mandal average
Palas66.9%
Roha mandal69.9%
Raigad district73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
−17 vs mandal average
Palas945
Roha mandal962
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
Palas4.8
Roha mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palas at a glance
Palas is a village of 1,056 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Roha taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 32nd-largest of 160 villages in Roha taluka. Literacy is 67%, 3 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402106, served by Nagothane post office; the LGD village code is 554328. The village votes in Junnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sharaddada Bhimaji Sonawane. The population is estimated at 1,245 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palas
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ROHA ASHTAMI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 565.53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 128.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 325.29
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palas
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palas
- LGD code
- 554328
- Pincode
- 402106
- Post office
- Nagothane
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,056
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,245
- Households
- 222
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 945
- Literacy rate
- 66.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Junnar
- Member of Parliament
- Amol Kolhe
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sharaddada Bhimaji Sonawane
- Block / Mandal
- Roha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)