Palkhed Population, Caste, Working Data Nashik, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Palkhed is a village situated in Dindori taluka of Nashik district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 813 families residing in the village Palkhed. The total population of Palkhed is 4,576 out of which 2,321 are males and 2,255 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palkhed is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palkhed village is 601 which is 13% of the total population. There are 340 male children and 261 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palkhed is 768 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Palkhed village.

Population
4,576
Families
813
Literacy
79.82%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palkhed is 79.8%. Thus Palkhed village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Nashik district. The male literacy rate is 87.13% and the female literacy rate is 72.57% in Palkhed village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palkhed village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Palkhed Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palkhed village.

Total Male Female
Children 601 340 261
Literacy 79.82% 87.13% 72.57%
Scheduled Caste 231 107 124
Scheduled Tribe 2,020 1,012 1,008
Illiterate 1,403 595 808

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.1% of total population in Palkhed village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palkhed village out of total population, 2,632 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,632 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,012 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,316 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,419 1,269 1,150
Cultivators 1,012 536 476
Agriculture Labourer 1,316 661 655
Household Industries 9 3 6
Other Workers 82 69 13
Marginal Workers 213 97 116
Non Working 1,944 955 989

Nearby Villages to Palkhed,

Below are the list of villages near Palkhed village in Dindori.

Village Population
Lokhandewadi 1,659
Wanarwadi 1,000
Dhamanwadi 1,352
Madakijamb 2,850
Jopul 2,711
Indore 2,134
Materewadi 4,338
Talegaon Dindori 2,761
Rajapur 1,723
Akrale 1,688

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