# Palaskhed Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/palaskhed/ Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati # Palaskhed Palaskhed is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,611 people in 904 households**, the 3rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 3,611people (2011) - 904households - 85.5%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Palaskhed PIN code and other codes Palaskhed falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChandur Railway - Census village code533220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palaskhed from nearby towns? - Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)25 km by road - Chandur (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Palaskhed? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Palaskhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandur Railway - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chandur Railway - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palaskhed known for? About 74% of the 1,864 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,320 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Palaskhed Of every 100 households in Palaskhed in 2011, 79 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palaskhed · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **80% Toilet within the home ****39%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **65% Tap water ****78%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **89% Use banking services ****68%** **65% Television ****39%** **40% Mobile phone ****32%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **40% Own their home ****91%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Palaskhed? ■ Palaskhed · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **924 Working population ****50.0%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 80.9% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 389 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 847 (47%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (12%) · **■** Marginal 334 (19%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chandur Railway - Amla Vishveshwar4,501 people - Ghuikhed4,128 people - Malkhed3,266 people - Karala2,880 people - Rajura2,745 people - Manjarkhed2,698 people [All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palaskhed from Amravati?25 km by road - What is the population of Palaskhed?3,611 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaskhed in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palaskhed?85.5% (Census 2011)