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- LGD code
- 563545
- Pincode
- 415512
- Post office
- Pusesawali
- Population
- 1,833
- Households
- 379
- Literacy rate
- 73.4%
- Sex ratio
- 984 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 872
Census 2011 · in context
How Palashi compares
By population, Palashi ranks #46 of 140 villages in Khatav mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.4%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Palashi73.4%
Khatav mandal72.1%
Satara district74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
984
−28 vs mandal average
Palashi984
Khatav mandal1,012
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Palashi4.8
Khatav mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palashi at a glance
Palashi is a village of 1,833 people in 379 households (Census 2011) in Khatav taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, the 46th-largest of 140 villages in Khatav taluka. Literacy is 73%, 1 points above the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 415512, served by Pusesawali post office; the LGD village code is 563545. The village votes in Karmala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil. The population is estimated at 2,161 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palashi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 17
- Power hours (winter)
- 17
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Karad
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 877.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 463
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palashi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palashi
- LGD code
- 563545
- Pincode
- 415512
- Post office
- Pusesawali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,833
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,161
- Households
- 379
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 984
- Literacy rate
- 73.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karmala
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Khatav
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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)