About Palem Village

Palem is a large village in Mortad tehsil, in the district of Nizamabad, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,177, made up of 1,588 males and 1,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1660 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 503225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palem village
Description	Value
State	Telangana
District	Nizamabad
Tehsil	Mortad
Pincode	503225
Area (hectares)	1660 hectares
Population	3,177
Male Population	1,588
Female Population	1,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palem compares

By the 2011 count Palem is the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,303 residents. Its 1660 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

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 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 Palem from other places

Palem lies about 42 km from Nizamabad, and the nearest railway station is Mortad, about 5.1 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 railway station	Mortad	5.1 km
Nearest town	Āmūr	19 km
District headquarters	Nizamabad	42 km

Villages closest to Palem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palem village had a population of 3,177. That makes it the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,303 residents.

Palem village has 1,588 males and 1,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palem has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Palem is 503225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palem covers 1660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palem falls under Mortad tehsil of Nizamabad district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Palem is Mortad, about 5.1 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 Palem.

Palem is about 42 km from Nizamabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palem is in Mortad tehsil of Nizamabad district. Mortad is about 5.1 km away. Āmūr is about 19 km away. Nizamabad is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.