# Sheikh Rajura Village, Palam, Parbhani (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/sheikh-rajura/ Village · Palam, Parbhani # Sheikh Rajura Sheikh Rajura is a village in Palam sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431720**. The 2011 Census counted **2,410 people in 524 households**, the 10th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 2,410people (2011) - 524households - 69.5%literacy - 431720PIN code ## Sheikh Rajura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikh Rajura is 431720.** Sheikh Rajura falls in Palam sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra. - PIN code431720 - Community development blockPalam - Census village code547106 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikh Rajura from nearby towns? - Palam (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Parbhani (district HQ)72 km by road - Gangakhed (nearest town)32 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 Sheikh Rajura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikh Rajura; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palam - ○Degree college10+ km · Palam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sheikh Rajura known for? About 100% of the 1,878 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,871 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 Sheikh Rajura Of every 100 households in Sheikh Rajura in 2011, 33 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sheikh Rajura · ■ Palam rural average Electricity for lighting ****33%** **60% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****42%** **58% Television ****12%** **20% Mobile phone ****44%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **40% Own their home ****97%** **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 Sheikh Rajura? ■ Sheikh Rajura · ■ Palam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **884 Working population ****52.7%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.5% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 525 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 582 (46%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (9%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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 - Peth Pimpalgaon3,158 people - Pharkanda2,993 people - Ajamabad2,699 people - Tandulwadi2,525 people - Phala2,323 people - Digras2,322 people - Navha2,264 people - Parwa2,217 people [All 82 villages in Palam](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikh Rajura?431720 - How far is Sheikh Rajura from Parbhani?72 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh Rajura?2,410 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh Rajura in?Parbhani district (Palam sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh Rajura?69.5% (Census 2011)