# Palaskheda Village, Soegaon, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Soegaon, Aurangabad 

# Palaskheda

Palaskheda is a village in Soegaon sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **231 people in 36 households**, the 72nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 231people (2011)
- 36households
- 56.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Palaskheda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSoegaon
- Census village code548508

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?

- Soegaon (sub-district HQ)66 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)163 km by road
- Jalgaon (nearest town)70 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sawaldbara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Buldhana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldhana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 29% of the 910 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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, 44 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palaskheda · ■ Soegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**45%

Own their home ****91%**

**89%

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 · ■ Soegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**851

Working population ****54.1%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 34.9% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (55%)

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 Soegaon

- Tikhi317 people
- Pimpla313 people
- Pimpalwadi303 people
- Hiwari272 people
- Pohari Kh.202 people
- Kaldari189 people
- Nanda173 people
- Chondeshwar70 people

[All 85 villages in Soegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/soegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palaskheda from Aurangabad?163 km by road
- What is the population of Palaskheda?231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaskheda in?Aurangabad district (Soegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palaskheda?56.0% (Census 2011)