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- LGD code
- 550593
- Pincode
- 422007
- Post office
- Industrial Estate (Nashik)
- Population
- 2,202
- Households
- 416
- Literacy rate
- 53.5%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,267
Census 2011 · in context
How Palasvihir compares
By population, Palasvihir ranks #44 of 153 villages in Dindori mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.5%
−13.5% vs mandal average
Palasvihir53.5%
Dindori mandal67.0%
Nashik district71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−27 vs mandal average
Palasvihir928
Dindori mandal955
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Palasvihir5.3
Dindori mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palasvihir at a glance
Palasvihir is a village of 2,202 people in 416 households (Census 2011) in Dindori taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 44th-largest of 153 villages in Dindori taluka. Literacy is 54%, 14 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 422007, served by Industrial Estate (Nashik) post office; the LGD village code is 550593. The village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 2,596 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palasvihir
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- NASHIK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 75
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 38
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,456.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 635.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 529.73
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palasvihir
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palasvihir
- LGD code
- 550593
- Pincode
- 422007
- Post office
- Industrial Estate (Nashik)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,202
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,596
- Households
- 416
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 53.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Block / Mandal
- Dindori
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422007
Other villages in Dindori mandal
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- Mohadi
- Khedgaon
- Janori
- Lakhamapur
- Kochargaon
- Palkhed Bandhara
- Materewadi
- Nanashi
- Varkhede
- Chinchkhed
- Bopegaon
- Ambevani
- Umrale Bk.
- Sonjamb
- Vilwandi
- Pimpalnare
- Karanjwan
- Nalwadpada
- Dhakambe
- Jaulakedindori
- Rawalgaon
- Madakijamb
- Awankhed
- Talegaon Dindori
- Ambedindori
- Jopul
- Pade
- Rashegaon
- Nalegaon
- Shindwad
- Ahiwantwadi
- Ramshej
- Haste Dumala
- Tisgaon
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)