# Palu Village, Khed, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Khed, Pune 

# Palu

Palu is a village in Khed sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra, PIN code **410505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 207 households**, the 86th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,304people (2011)
- 207households
- 74.1%literacy
- 410505PIN code

## Palu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palu is 410505.** Palu falls in Khed sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code410505
- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code555738

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

## How far is Palu from nearby towns?

- Rajgurunagar (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Pune (district HQ)60 km by road
- Alandi (nearest town)53 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 Palu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Palu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Parit]
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pune
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Palu known for?

About 47% of the 983 hectares of village land is sown, and 447 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 Palu

Of every 100 households in Palu in 2011, 65 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Palu · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**33%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**55%

Use banking services ****86%**

**72%

Television ****49%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**34%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**82%

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 Palu?

■ Palu · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**874

Working population ****58.4%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.9% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 503 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (11%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Khed

- Gundalwadi1,362 people
- Kude Bk.1,355 people
- Ghotavadi1,331 people
- Rohakal1,318 people
- Adgaon1,303 people
- Koregaon Bk.1,302 people
- Hedruj1,282 people
- Bursewadi1,268 people

[All 186 villages in Khed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/khed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palu?410505
- How far is Palu from Pune?60 km by road
- What is the population of Palu?1,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palu in?Pune district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palu?74.1% (Census 2011)