# Palkhed Village, Niphad, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Niphad, Nashik 

# Palkhed

Palkhed is a village in Niphad sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **6,337 people in 1,143 households**, the 9th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 6,337people (2011)
- 1,143households
- 87.5%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Palkhed PIN code and other codes

Palkhed falls in Niphad sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNiphad
- Census village code551309

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?

- Niphad (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nashik (district HQ)48 km by road
- Nashik (nearest town)48 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?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Palkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Ranwad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Niphad
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 91% of the 1,422 hectares of village land is sown, and 445 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, 91 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Palkhed · ■ Niphad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**45%

Tap water ****52%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**46%

Use banking services ****75%**

**65%

Television ****70%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****88%**

**83%

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 · ■ Niphad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**846

Working population ****46.1%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 81.9% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,464 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 870 (30%) · **■** Household industry 62 (2%) · **■** Other work 291 (10%) · **■** Marginal 237 (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 Niphad

- Kasabe Sukene12,428 people
- Saikhede8,293 people
- Pimpalas7,851 people
- Takali Vinchur6,384 people
- Ugaon6,148 people
- Chatori5,882 people
- Karanjgaon5,256 people
- Shingave5,237 people

[All 134 villages in Niphad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palkhed from Nashik?48 km by road
- What is the population of Palkhed?6,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkhed in?Nashik district (Niphad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palkhed?87.5% (Census 2011)