Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur
# Palah

Palah is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 174011. The 2011 Census counted 108 people in 21 households, the 128th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.
- 108 people (2011)
- 21 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 174011 PIN code

## Palah PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Palah is 174011. Palah falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 174011
- Community development block Bilaspur Sadar
- Census village code 019823

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Palah from nearby towns?
- Bilaspur (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Palah?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Palah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Badhu
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Badhu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palah known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and pulses. About 24% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Palah

Of every 100 households in Palah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Palah · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 76% 77%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 23%
- Tap water 100% 79%
- Drinking water within premises 90% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 84%
- Television 95% 79%
- Mobile phone 90% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 11%
- None of these assets 5% 8%
- Own their home 100% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Palah?

■ Palah · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 83.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1600 886
- Working population 68.5% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 65% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 30 (41%) · ■ Marginal 43 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bilaspur Sadar
- Mahain 115 people
- Ri-Fatuhi 113 people
- Digar 112 people
- Kandela 110 people
- Bagaun 105 people
- Galehra 101 people
- Konala 98 people
- Mandi 98 people

All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Palah? 174011
- How far is Palah from Bilaspur? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Palah? 108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palah in? Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palah? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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