About Palam Village

Palam is one of the larger villages in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,286, made up of 7,335 males and 6,951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2878.07 hectares hectares.

Palam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palam village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Palam
Area (hectares)	2878.07 hectares
Population	14,286
Male Population	7,335
Female Population	6,951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palam compares

By the 2011 count Palam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 2878.07 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Palam

Palam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Palam from other places

Palam lies about 34 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 21 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 Palam
Nearest town	Loha	19 km
Nearest railway station	Gangakher	21 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	34 km

Villages closest to Palam

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 Palam

As per the Census of India 2011, Palam village had a population of 14,286. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Palam village has 7,335 males and 6,951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Palam covers 2878.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palam falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palam is Gangakher, about 21 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 village for Palam.

Palam is about 34 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palam is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Loha is about 19 km away. Gangakher is about 21 km away. Parbhani is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.