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

Palkhed is a village situated in Niphad taluka of Nashik district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,143 families residing in the village Palkhed. The total population of Palkhed is 6,337 out of which 3,217 are males and 3,120 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palkhed is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palkhed village is 729 which is 12% of the total population. There are 401 male children and 328 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palkhed is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Palkhed village.

Population
6,337
Families
1,143
Literacy
87.52%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palkhed is 87.5%. Thus Palkhed village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Nashik district. The male literacy rate is 93.04% and the female literacy rate is 81.95% 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 729 401 328
Literacy 87.52% 93.04% 81.95%
Scheduled Caste 499 264 235
Scheduled Tribe 1,484 732 752
Illiterate 1,429 597 832

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Palkhed village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palkhed village out of total population, 2,924 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 2,924 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,464 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 870 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,687 1,561 1,126
Cultivators 1,464 851 613
Agriculture Labourer 870 449 421
Household Industries 62 38 24
Other Workers 291 223 68
Marginal Workers 237 139 98
Non Working 3,413 1,517 1,896

Nearby Villages to Palkhed,

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

Village Population
Wavi 2,147
Lonwadi 1,845
Sawargaon 2,868
Davachwadi 2,821
Nandur Kh. 1,458
Kumbhari 1,782
Redgaon 1,154
Ranwad 3,685
Gorthan 1,338
Panchkeshwar 1,840

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