# Palotha Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Palotha

Palotha is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176217**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 49 households**, the 114th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 265people (2011)
- 49households
- 73.2%literacy
- 176217PIN code

## Palotha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palotha is 176217.** Palotha falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176217
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009488

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

## How far is Palotha from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)18 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 Palotha?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kareri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Palotha known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 7% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palotha

Of every 100 households in Palotha in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palotha · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**29%

Tap water ****55%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**40%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****51%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**21%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Palotha?

■ Palotha · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**917

Working population ****36.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 80 (82%) · **■** Marginal 17 (18%)

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 Dharmsala

- Chohla279 people
- Kumharkar269 people
- Dughwar Khas268 people
- Kut267 people
- Loharkar256 people
- Rawa252 people
- Balreh244 people
- Dungla237 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palotha?176217
- How far is Palotha from Dharmsala?18 km by road
- What is the population of Palotha?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palotha in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palotha?73.2% (Census 2011)