# Palod Village, Sillod, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/palod/ Village · Sillod, Aurangabad # Palod Palod is a village in Sillod sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,285 people in 868 households**, the 15th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 4,285people (2011) - 868households - 70.7%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Palod PIN code and other codes Palod falls in Sillod sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSillod - Census village code548630 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palod from nearby towns? - Sillod (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)69 km by road - Sillod (nearest town)9 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 Palod? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Palod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative 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 · Sillod - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sillod - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Palod known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and maize**. About 71% of the 1,739 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,194 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 Palod Of every 100 households in Palod in 2011, 62 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palod · ■ Sillod rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **65% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **83% Tap water ****54%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **91% Use banking services ****70%** **56% Television ****40%** **30% Mobile phone ****58%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **36% Own their home ****95%** **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 Palod? ■ Palod · ■ Sillod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801** **856 Working population ****43.6%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 57.9% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 589 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,083 (58%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 180 (10%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Sillod - Bhawan4,503 people - Nillod4,434 people - Anvi4,309 people - Wadodpan Bk.4,293 people - Borgaon Sarwani4,101 people - Amthana3,949 people - Rahimabad3,692 people - Golegaon Bk.3,609 people [All 131 villages in Sillod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palod from Aurangabad?69 km by road - What is the population of Palod?4,285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palod in?Aurangabad district (Sillod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palod?70.7% (Census 2011)