# Pal Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Pal

Pal is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 47 households**, the 84th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 257people (2011)
- 47households
- 69.3%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Pal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pal is 176320.** Pal falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007175

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

## How far is Pal from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)55 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 Pal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Pal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 23% of the 74 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 Pal

Of every 100 households in Pal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pal · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**60%

Tap water ****60%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****87%**

**88%

Television ****53%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Pal?

■ Pal · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**990

Working population ****58.0%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (11%) · **■** Marginal 55 (37%)

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 Saluni

- Kilor281 people
- Ladehr275 people
- Shaini268 people
- Darobari261 people
- Bhandar255 people
- Saili253 people
- Lohani250 people
- Jalaut249 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pal?176320
- How far is Pal from Chamba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Pal?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pal in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pal?69.3% (Census 2011)