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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pali, Raigad
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Raigad district|Raigad]]
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| elevation_m = 207
| population_total = 8167
| population_as_of = 2001
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'''Pali''' is a [[census town]] in [[Raigad District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].

==Geography==
Pali is located at {{coord|18.541384|N|73.219965|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 207 metres (679 feet).

==Trekking==
There are two trekking destinations close to Pali. One is right there in the village. It is a fort called [[Sarasgad]] (सरसगड) from era of Chhatrapati [[Shivaji]] Maharaj.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saamana.com/article-by-sandeep-vichare-3/|title="ऐतिहासिक सुधागड-पाली"|access-date=2018-11-11|publisher=Saamana Daily Marathi Newspaper}}</ref> There is another one from same era called [[Sudhagad]] (सुधागड) which is about 10 km away. It has a temple at the top which a place of local pilgrimage. The goddess is called 'Bhorai' (भोराई). Another place for trekking is 'Varadayini Mandir' (वरदायिनी) which is about 7 km from Pali.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Pali had a population of 8167. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pali has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 74%. In Pali, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Religious value==
Pali is home to Shri Ballaleshwar, one of the eight 'Ashtavinayakas' in Maharashtra. See [[Ballaleshwar Pali|Ballaleswar Pali, Raigad]] or [[Ashtavinayaka|Ashtawinayaka]].

==References==
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{{Raigad district}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Raigad district]]

{{Raigad-geo-stub}}

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