Village · Fatehpur, Kangra
# Paplah Khas

Paplah Khas is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176021. The 2011 Census counted 378 people in 84 households, the 50th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.
- 378 people (2011)
- 84 households
- 82.1% literacy
- 176021 PIN code

## Paplah Khas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Paplah Khas is 176021. Paplah Khas falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176021
- Community development block Fatehpur
- Census village code 008960

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Paplah Khas from nearby towns?
- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 86 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Paplah Khas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paplah Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Patta Jattian
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dehri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhameta
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paplah Khas known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 66% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Paplah Khas

Of every 100 households in Paplah Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paplah Khas · ■ Fatehpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 45% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 67%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 74%
- Use banking services 96% 92%
- Television 88% 77%
- Mobile phone 83% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 38% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 4%
- None of these assets 8% 10%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paplah Khas?

■ Paplah Khas · ■ Fatehpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.1% 84.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 810 863
- Working population 48.1% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 77.2% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 76 (42%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 83 (46%) · ■ Marginal 21 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Fatehpur
- Banohali 389 people
- Hatli Khas 388 people
- Hauri 387 people
- Palah 383 people
- Bhadwara 369 people
- Parol 358 people
- Moch Jhikla 352 people
- Nigal 349 people

All 242 villages in Fatehpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Paplah Khas? 176021
- How far is Paplah Khas from Dharmsala? 86 km by road
- What is the population of Paplah Khas? 378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paplah Khas in? Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paplah Khas? 82.1% (Census 2011)

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