# Palan Village, Brahmaur, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Brahmaur, Chamba 

# Palan

Palan is a village in Brahmaur sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176324**. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 38 households**, the 41st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 212people (2011)
- 38households
- 62.2%literacy
- 176324PIN code

## Palan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palan is 176324.** Palan falls in Brahmaur sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176324
- Community development blockBharmaur
- Census village code008193

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palan from nearby towns?

- Brahmaur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)65 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 Palan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Palan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Palan known for?

About 1% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palan

Of every 100 households in Palan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palan · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**72%

Use banking services ****97%**

**89%

Television ****50%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Palan?

■ Palan · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**892

Working population ****46.7%**

**72.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 49.4% for women. 46% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 79 (80%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 11 (11%)

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

- Khund295 people
- Balmui272 people
- Grima241 people
- Kutehr229 people
- Rajaur200 people
- Uparli Kugti188 people
- Bhadar165 people
- Palda148 people

[All 112 villages in Brahmaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/brahmaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palan?176324
- How far is Palan from Chamba?65 km by road
- What is the population of Palan?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palan in?Chamba district (Brahmaur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palan?62.2% (Census 2011)