Pharkanda, Palam
Pharkanda (फरकंडा) is a village located in the Palam Taluka of Parbhani district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Palam block and comes under Farkanda Village Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Pharkanda is 3.4 thousands out of which 1.7 thousands are males and rest 1.7 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 973 females per 1000 males. There are around 458 teenagers in Pharkanda. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 1.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 391 people belonging to scheduled caste and 106 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 651 households in Pharkanda, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.6 thousands. The pincode of Pharkanda is 431720 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Palam Sub Post office
- Pethpimpalgaon Branch Post office
- Sailu Branch Post office
- Pethshivani Branch Post office
- Pharkanda Branch Post office
Schools
Pharkanda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Mamata Secondary & H Secondary Vidyalay, Palam
- Gandhi Vidyalay Palam
- Baliraja Secondary & H Secondary School, Kerwadi
- Dr. Zakir Hussain Primary School, Palam
- Trambakeshwar High School, Pendu Kh.
Hospitals
Pharkanda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.