# Banwas Village, Palam, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/banwas/ Village · Palam, Parbhani # Banwas Banwas is a village in Palam sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,672 people in 1,125 households**, the 2nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 4,672people (2011) - 1,125households - 70.6%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Banwas PIN code and other codes Banwas falls in Palam sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalam - Census village code547159 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banwas from nearby towns? - Palam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Parbhani (district HQ)83 km by road - Gangakhed (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 Banwas? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Banwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gangakhed - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Banwas known for? About 95% of the 1,725 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,629 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 Banwas Of every 100 households in Banwas in 2011, 49 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banwas · ■ Palam rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **60% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****42%** **58% Television ****22%** **20% Mobile phone ****43%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **40% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Banwas? ■ Banwas · ■ Palam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **884 Working population ****49.3%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 60.3% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 397 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,611 (70%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (10%) · **■** Marginal 61 (3%) 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 Palam - Palam14,286 people - Chatori4,583 people - Peth Shivani4,414 people - Raorajur3,221 people - Peth Pimpalgaon3,158 people [All 82 villages in Palam](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banwas from Parbhani?83 km by road - What is the population of Banwas?4,672 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banwas in?Parbhani district (Palam sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Banwas?70.6% (Census 2011)