| Palam | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 19.0103°N 76.9511°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Parbhani |
| Government Type: | Taluka place |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 384 |
| Population Total: | 14286[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Palamkar |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 431720 |
| Registration Plate: | m |
Palam is a town and headquarters of Palam taluka. It is located in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Palam town has population of 14,286 of which 7,335 are males while 6,951 are females as per Population Census 2011.[1]
The sex ratio of Palam is 948 females per 1,000 males which is higher than the Maharashtra average of 929.[1]
Palam has lower literacy compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate was 76.30% compared to 82.34% of Maharashtra. Male literacy was 84.33% while female literacy rate was 67.96%.[1]
The Schedule Caste population constitutes 13.36%, while Schedule Tribes were 1.84%.[1]
Palam is located 38km (24miles) south of district headquarters Parbhani.
Loha 21km (13miles), Purna 23km (14miles), Gangakhed 24km (15miles), Nanded 60km (40miles) are other nearby cities connected by road.
The nearest railway stations are Gangakhed and Purna.
Palam comes under Parbhani (Lok Sabha constituency). The member of Parliament representing this constituency is Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav of Shiv Sena.[2]
Palam comes under Gangakhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for assembly elections. The representative from this constituency Ratnakar Gutte (Kaka) of Rashtriya Samaj Paksh.[3]