# Palpal Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Palpal

Palpal is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176045**. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 90 households**, the 84th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 345people (2011)
- 90households
- 92.1%literacy
- 176045PIN code

## Palpal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palpal is 176045.** Palpal falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176045
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017857

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

## How far is Palpal from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)15 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 Palpal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nagrota
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhoranj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Palpal known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 52% of the 66 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 Palpal

Of every 100 households in Palpal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Palpal · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**70%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Palpal?

■ Palpal · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**907

Working population ****18.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 87.1% for women. 34% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (48%) · **■** Marginal 29 (47%)

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 Bhoranj

- Darobri350 people
- Jharlog Upperla348 people
- Bagwar347 people
- Jamli Palasi347 people
- Kanjian343 people
- Tikkar Upperla342 people
- Dharaun340 people
- Nagrota333 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palpal?176045
- How far is Palpal from Hamirpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Palpal?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palpal in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palpal?92.1% (Census 2011)