Palam, Parbhani
| Palam पालम پالم | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Palam Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°0′42″N 76°54′24″E / 19.01167°N 76.90667°ECoordinates: 19°0′42″N 76°54′24″E / 19.01167°N 76.90667°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Parbhani |
| Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 14,286[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Palamkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Palam is the taluka in Parbhani district of Maharashtra state of India.
Demography
Government data shows that 100% people of Palam taluka lives in rural area as Palam is categorized as 100% rural area, though it is a taluka head quarter.[2] The Palam town has population of 14,286 of which 7,335 are males while 6,951 are females as per Population Census 2011.[1]
Average Sex Ratio of Palam is 948 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.[1]
Palam has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Palam village was 76.30 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Palam Male literacy stands at 84.33 % while female literacy rate was 67.96 %.[1]
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.36 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.84 % of total population in Palam village.[1]
Transport
Palam is located 38 km (24 mi) towards south from district head quarters Parbhani.[3]
Loha 21 km (13 mi) , Purna 23 km (14 mi) , Gangakhed 24 km (15 mi) , Nanded 60 km (37 mi) are the other nearby Cities to Palam which have connectivity via road.[3]
Nearest railway stations to Palam are Gangakhed and Purna.[3]
Government and Politics
Palam comes under Parbhani (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian general elections and current member of Parliament representing this constituency is Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav of Shiv Sena.[4]
Palam comes under Gangakhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current representative from this constituency in Maharashtra state assembly is Madhusudan Kendre of Nationalist Congress Party.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Parbhani District Demography, Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Parbhani Census 2011" (PDF). Parbhani.nic. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Palam, Parbhani". OneFiveNine. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Parbhani Lok Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Gangakhed Vidhan Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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