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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vishakha
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- LGD code
- 544850
- Pincode
- 431801
- Post office
- Bhokar
- Population
- 2,843
- Households
- 616
- Literacy rate
- 56.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1059 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,498
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 30 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 522 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 217 km
- Nearest railway station
- Devthana · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kini · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palaj compares
By population, Palaj ranks #3 of 76 villages in Bhokar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.2%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Palaj
- 56.2%
- Bhokar mandal
- 61.0%
- Nanded district
- 65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,059
+105 vs mandal average
- Palaj
- 1,059
- Bhokar mandal
- 954
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Palaj
- 4.6
- Bhokar mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palaj at a glance
Palaj is a village of 2,843 people in 616 households (Census 2011) in Bhokar taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 3rd-largest of 76 villages in Bhokar taluka. Literacy is 56%, 5 points below the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,059 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Nanded district centre, 19 km from Bhainsa, the nearest town, 15 km from Devthana railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431801, served by Bhokar post office; the LGD village code is 544850. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kini, 4 km away. The sarpanch is vishakha, and the village votes in Hadgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kohlikar Baburao Kadam. The population is estimated at 3,352 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palaj
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Peth Umri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 669
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 619
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Palaj
- LGD code
- 544850
- Pincode
- 431801
- Post office
- Bhokar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,843
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,352
- Households
- 616
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1059
- Literacy rate
- 56.2%
- Coordinates
- 19.23906°N, 77.84466°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hingoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hadgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Nagesh Aashtikar Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kohlikar Baburao Kadam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- vishakha
- Block / Mandal
- Bhokar
Getting there
How to reach Palaj
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai522 kmcapital
- Hyderabad217 km
- Bengaluru697 km
- Chennai732 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDevthana15 km
- Bus stopTGSRTC Bus Station , Bhainsa19 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kini4 km
- ATM / bankAndhra Bank ATM19 km
- Collegenandana degree college54 km
- Police stationPolice Station19 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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