# Palwal Village, Thanesar, Kurukshetra (Haryana) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/palwal/ Village · Thanesar, Kurukshetra # Palwal Palwal is a village in Thanesar sub-district of Kurukshetra district, Haryana, PIN code **136131**. The 2011 Census counted **1,540 people in 301 households**, the 93rd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,540people (2011) - 301households - 79.2%literacy - 136131PIN code ## Palwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palwal is 136131.** Palwal falls in Thanesar sub-district, Kurukshetra district, Haryana. - PIN code136131 - Gram panchayatPalwal - Community development blockThanesar - Census village code058496 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palwal from nearby towns? - Thanesar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kurukshetra (district HQ)6 km by road - Thanesar (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Palwal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Palwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuruksthra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kuruksthra - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Umri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palwal known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and paddy**. Products made here include atta chakki. About 37% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Palwal Of every 100 households in Palwal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Palwal · ■ Thanesar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****75%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **27% Tap water ****87%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **57% Use banking services ****80%** **70% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****84%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Palwal? ■ Palwal · ■ Thanesar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **818 Working population ****36.0%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (9%) · **■** Household industry 33 (6%) · **■** Other work 231 (42%) · **■** Marginal 123 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thanesar - Dab Khera1,583 people - Bichganwah1,575 people - Baraunda1,543 people - Jalkheri1,543 people - Bir Bhartauli1,514 people - Chiba1,513 people - Sultanpur1,498 people - Katlaheri1,482 people [All 242 villages in Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palwal?136131 - How far is Palwal from Kurukshetra?6 km by road - What is the population of Palwal?1,540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palwal in?Kurukshetra district (Thanesar sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Palwal?79.2% (Census 2011)