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°E / 19.01167; 76.90667Coordinates: 19°0′42″N 76°54′24″E / 19.01167°N 76.90667°E / 19.01167; 76.90667
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]

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