# Palkhed Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/palkhed/ Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Palkhed Palkhed is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, PIN code **423703**. The 2011 Census counted **4,262 people in 891 households**, the 7th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 4,262people (2011) - 891households - 72.4%literacy - 423703PIN code ## Palkhed PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palkhed is 423703.** Palkhed falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - PIN code423703 - Community development blockVaijapur - Census village code549125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palkhed from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)60 km by road - Vaijapur (nearest town)22 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 Palkhed? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Palkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 college10+ km · Vaijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaijapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Palkhed known for? About 93% of the 1,665 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,352 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 Palkhed Of every 100 households in Palkhed in 2011, 62 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Palkhed · ■ Vaijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **56% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****39%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **88% Use banking services ****87%** **70% Television ****46%** **38% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **22% Own their home ****91%** **93% 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 Palkhed? ■ Palkhed · ■ Vaijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **849 Working population ****52.6%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 61.4% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,323 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 590 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 233 (10%) · **■** Marginal 84 (4%) 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 Vaijapur - Lasurgaon5,687 people - Dhondalgaon5,567 people - Wakla5,193 people - Borsar5,092 people - Mahalgaon3,988 people - Shivrai3,964 people - Sawandgaon3,885 people - Aghur3,251 people [All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palkhed?423703 - How far is Palkhed from Aurangabad?60 km by road - What is the population of Palkhed?4,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palkhed in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palkhed?72.4% (Census 2011)