# Khoras Village, Palam, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/khoras/ Village · Palam, Parbhani # Khoras Khoras is a village in Palam sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,760 people in 319 households**, the 19th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 1,760people (2011) - 319households - 70.2%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Khoras PIN code and other codes Khoras falls in Palam sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalam - Census village code547140 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khoras from nearby towns? - Palam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Parbhani (district HQ)70 km by road - Gangakhed (nearest town)20 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 Khoras? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khoras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pimpalgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Khoras known for? The main crops are **cotton, jowar and sugarcane**. About 88% of the 1,002 hectares of village land is sown, and 874 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 Khoras Of every 100 households in Khoras in 2011, 74 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khoras · ■ Palam rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **60% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****5%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****10%** **58% Television ****11%** **20% Mobile phone ****50%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **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 Khoras? ■ Khoras · ■ Palam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779** **884 Working population ****54.7%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 561 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%) 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 - Khadi2,058 people - Selu1,997 people - Chorwad1,919 people - Puyani1,774 people - Pendu Bk.1,727 people - Pokharni Devi1,640 people - Pimpalgaon {M}1,602 people - Sategaon1,557 people [All 82 villages in Palam](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khoras from Parbhani?70 km by road - What is the population of Khoras?1,760 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khoras in?Parbhani district (Palam sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khoras?70.2% (Census 2011)