# Palaskheda Village, Kannad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kannad, Aurangabad 

# Palaskheda

Palaskheda is a village in Kannad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 165 households**, the 139th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 776people (2011)
- 165households
- 78.2%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Palaskheda PIN code and other codes

Palaskheda falls in Kannad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKannad
- Census village code548401

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palaskheda from nearby towns?

- Kannad (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kannad (nearest town)23 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 Palaskheda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palaskheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chapkare
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chapkare
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Palaskheda known for?

About 78% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 362 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 Palaskheda

Of every 100 households in Palaskheda in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Palaskheda · ■ Kannad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****38%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****64%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Palaskheda?

■ Palaskheda · ■ Kannad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****683**

**856

Working population ****53.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 64.2% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Kannad

- Belkheda809 people
- Jawali Kh.809 people
- Shibghat796 people
- Chivali784 people
- Bormal Tanda761 people
- Chinchkheda Bk.761 people
- Ghusur Tanda759 people
- Langada Tanda758 people

[All 211 villages in Kannad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/kannad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palaskheda from Aurangabad?55 km by road
- What is the population of Palaskheda?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaskheda in?Aurangabad district (Kannad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palaskheda?78.2% (Census 2011)