# Sirsam Village, Palam, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Palam, Parbhani 

# Sirsam

Sirsam is a village in Palam sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 201 households**, the 31st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,194people (2011)
- 201households
- 73.8%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Sirsam PIN code and other codes

Sirsam falls in Palam sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPalam
- Census village code547157

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sirsam from nearby towns?

- Palam (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Parbhani (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gangakhed (nearest town)42 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 Sirsam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sirsam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranisawargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gangakhed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Sirsam known for?

About 92% of the 487 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 Sirsam

Of every 100 households in Sirsam in 2011, 46 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sirsam · ■ Palam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****4%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Sirsam?

■ Sirsam · ■ Palam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**884

Working population ****43.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 308 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (13%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Pendu Kh.1,329 people
- Anandwadi1,286 people
- Borgaon Bk.1,278 people
- Gulkhand1,232 people
- Kharab Dhanora1,162 people
- Adgaon1,155 people
- Mozamabad1,141 people
- Konerwadi1,123 people

[All 82 villages in Palam](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sirsam from Parbhani?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sirsam?1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirsam in?Parbhani district (Palam sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sirsam?73.8% (Census 2011)