Palkhed observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Palkhed ranks #9 of 131 villages in Niphad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palkhed is a village of 6,337 people in 1,143 households (Census 2011) in Niphad taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 9th-largest of 131 villages in Niphad taluka. Literacy is 77%, 6 points above the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Nashik district centre, 33 km from Puntamba, the nearest town, 5 km from Karanj Gaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 422209, served by Pimpalgaon Baswant post office; the LGD village code is 551309. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kate Pimpalgaon, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Ashwini Sharad Aher, and the village votes in Phulambri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anuradha Chavan. The population is estimated at 7,471 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Palkhed →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palkhed · this village | 6,337 | 77% | — |
| Palkhed · Vaijapur | 4,262 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Lakhmapurwadi · Vaijapur | 229 | 67% | 3.8 km NE |
| Ballali Sagaj · Vaijapur | 949 | 72% | 3.9 km S |
| Ekodi Sagaj · Vaijapur | 868 | 65% | 4.6 km S |
| Bendawadi · Vaijapur | 973 | 72% | 4.8 km NW |
| Mali Sagaj · Vaijapur | 1,654 | 63% | 4.9 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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