# Palkhed Village, Dindori, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/palkhed/ Village · Dindori, Nashik # Palkhed Palkhed is a village in Dindori sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422202**. The 2011 Census counted **4,576 people in 813 households**, the 8th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 4,576people (2011) - 813households - 79.8%literacy - 422202PIN code ## Palkhed PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palkhed is 422202.** Palkhed falls in Dindori sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - PIN code422202 - Community development blockDindori - Census village code550656 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? - Dindori (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Nashik (district HQ)30 km by road - Nashik (nearest town)30 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? 18 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 · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dindori - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dindori - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dindori - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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? The main crops are **grapes**. About 66% of the 1,148 hectares of village land is sown, and 477 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, 86 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Palkhed · ■ Dindori rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **65% Toilet within the home ****36%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **55% Tap water ****55%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **66% Use banking services ****67%** **58% Television ****62%** **39% Mobile phone ****66%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **6% None of these assets ****16%** **30% Own their home ****92%** **88% 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 · ■ Dindori rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **905 Working population ****57.5%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 72.6% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,012 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,316 (50%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (3%) · **■** Marginal 213 (8%) 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 Dindori - Khedgaon7,766 people - Janori7,626 people - Lakhamapur5,289 people - Kochargaon5,041 people - Materewadi4,338 people - Nanashi4,336 people - Varkhede4,150 people - Chinchkhed3,883 people [All 158 villages in Dindori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palkhed?422202 - How far is Palkhed from Nashik?30 km by road - What is the population of Palkhed?4,576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palkhed in?Nashik district (Dindori sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palkhed?79.8% (Census 2011)