# Pukhru Palakhar Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/pukhru-palakhar/ Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur # Pukhru Palakhar Pukhru Palakhar is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177033**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 52 households**, the 118th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%. - 224people (2011) - 52households - 88.7%literacy - 177033PIN code ## Pukhru Palakhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pukhru Palakhar is 177033.** Pukhru Palakhar falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177033 - Community development blockNadaun - Census village code016530 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pukhru Palakhar from nearby towns? - Nadaun (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Nadaun (nearest town)6 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 Pukhru Palakhar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pukhru Palakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Amlehar - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amlehar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rail - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Pukhru Palakhar known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 45% of the 43 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 Pukhru Palakhar Of every 100 households in Pukhru Palakhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pukhru Palakhar · ■ Nadaun rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****62%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **13% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **78% Use banking services ****79%** **90% Television ****85%** **79% Mobile phone ****79%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Pukhru Palakhar? ■ Pukhru Palakhar · ■ Nadaun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%** **89.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****312** **869 Working population ****54.9%** **61.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.8% for men and 81.1% for women. 50% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 39 (32%) · **■** Marginal 79 (64%) 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 Nadaun - Kheri230 people - Rangarh229 people - Tarkheri229 people - Sai225 people - Bhadrol223 people - Ponkhar221 people - Rakkar221 people - Chamral219 people [All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pukhru Palakhar?177033 - How far is Pukhru Palakhar from Hamirpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Pukhru Palakhar?224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pukhru Palakhar in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pukhru Palakhar?88.7% (Census 2011)