Palgad

{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}

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Palgad is a small village in Dapoli taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra state in Western India. It is between Mandangadh and Khed. The 2011 Census of India recorded a total of 2,959 residents in the village. Palgad's geographical area is approximately {{convert|1526|hectare|acre}}.

Palgad is birth place of famous writer, activist Sane Guruji. His famous childhood memoir Shyamchi Aai is about his childhood life in Palgad.