# Palam Village, Palam, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/palam/ Village · Palam, Parbhani # Palam Palam is a village in Palam sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **14,286 people in 2,695 households**, the 1st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 14,286people (2011) - 2,695households - 76.3%literacy - 948females per 1,000 males ## Palam PIN code and other codes Palam falls in Palam sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalam - Census village code547119 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palam from nearby towns? - Palam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Parbhani (district HQ)56 km by road - Gangakhed (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 Palam? 37 services counted by the Census are inside Palam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Palam known for? About 96% of the 2,878 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,774 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 Palam Of every 100 households in Palam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palam · ■ Palam rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **60% Toilet within the home ****36%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **88% Tap water ****23%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **95% Use banking services ****57%** **58% Television ****41%** **20% Mobile phone ****56%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **40% Own their home ****87%** **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 Palam? ■ Palam · ■ Palam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **884 Working population ****38.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 68.0% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 794 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,728 (49%) · **■** Household industry 166 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,377 (25%) · **■** Marginal 474 (9%) 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 - Banwas4,672 people - Chatori4,583 people - Peth Shivani4,414 people - Raorajur3,221 people [All 82 villages in Palam](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palam from Parbhani?56 km by road - What is the population of Palam?14,286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palam in?Parbhani district (Palam sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palam?76.3% (Census 2011)