# D.P.F. Palan Village, Brahmaur, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/brahmaur/d-p-f-palan/ Village · Brahmaur, Chamba # D.P.F. Palan D.P.F. Palan is a village in Brahmaur sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176324**. The 2011 Census counted **33 people in 5 households**, the 50th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 33people (2011) - 5households - 64.3%literacy - 176324PIN code ## D.P.F. Palan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of D.P.F. Palan is 176324.** D.P.F. Palan falls in Brahmaur sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176324 - Community development blockBharmaur - Census village code008194 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is D.P.F. Palan from nearby towns? - Brahmaur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Chamba (district HQ)58 km by road - Chamba (nearest town)58 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 D.P.F. Palan? 1 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Palan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Palan - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Brahmaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bharmaur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 D.P.F. Palan known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Palan Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Palan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Palan · ■ Brahmaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **95% Toilet within the home ****0%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **48% Tap water ****100%** **98% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **72% Use banking services ****80%** **89% Television ****80%** **75% Mobile phone ****80%** **80% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **90% 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 D.P.F. Palan? ■ D.P.F. Palan · ■ Brahmaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****737** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500** **892 Working population ****66.7%** **72.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 45.5% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (55%) · **■** Marginal 9 (41%) 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 Brahmaur - Paranghala123 people - Mahoun76 people - D.P.F. Tundah67 people - Dunda48 people [All 112 villages in Brahmaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/brahmaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Palan?176324 - How far is D.P.F. Palan from Chamba?58 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Palan?33 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Palan in?Chamba district (Brahmaur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Palan?64.3% (Census 2011)