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About Palem Village

Palem is a large village in Bijinapalle tehsil, in the district of Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,511, made up of 2,294 males and 2,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 509203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palem village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Mahbubnagar
Tehsil Bijinapalle
Pincode 509203
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 4,511
Male Population 2,294
Female Population 2,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palem compares

By the 2011 count Palem is the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,027 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Palem

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

Palem lies about 28 km from Mahbubnagar, and the nearest railway station is Jadcherla, about 12 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 Palem
Nearest town Bādepalli 12 km
Nearest railway station Jadcherla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijinapalle 28 km
District headquarters Mahbubnagar 28 km

Villages closest to Palem

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

Common questions about Palem

As per the Census of India 2011, Palem village had a population of 4,511. That makes it the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,027 residents.

Palem village has 2,294 males and 2,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palem has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Palem is 509203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palem covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palem falls under Bijinapalle tehsil of Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Palem is Jadcherla, about 12 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 Palem.

Palem is about 28 km from Mahbubnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palem is in Bijinapalle tehsil of Mahbubnagar district. Bādepalli is about 12 km away. Jadcherla is about 12 km away. Bijinapalle is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mammaipalle (4.6 km), Vattem (17 km) and Velgonda (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palem today is likely to be higher.

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