About Arkhed Village

Arkhed is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 756 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431722, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Palam
Pincode	431722
Area (hectares)	614.51 hectares
Population	1,510
Male Population	756
Female Population	754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arkhed compares

By the 2011 count Arkhed is the 24th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 614.51 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Arkhed

Arkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arkhed from other places

Arkhed lies about 29 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Arkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Palam	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Mirkhal	18 km
Nearest town	Pūrna	19 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	29 km

Villages closest to Arkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Arkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkhed village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 24th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Arkhed village has 756 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkhed has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Arkhed is 431722. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkhed covers 614.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arkhed falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arkhed is Mirkhal, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arkhed.

Arkhed is about 29 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkhed is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 4.8 km away. Mirkhal is about 18 km away. Pūrna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.