# Raj Palwan Village, Fatehpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Fatehpur, Kangra 

# Raj Palwan

Raj Palwan is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176058**. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 128 households**, the 18th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 713people (2011)
- 128households
- 85.9%literacy
- 176058PIN code

## Raj Palwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raj Palwan is 176058.** Raj Palwan falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176058
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code008859

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

## How far is Raj Palwan from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)106 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)47 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 Raj Palwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bahadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhameta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Raj Palwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 59% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Raj Palwan

Of every 100 households in Raj Palwan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raj Palwan · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

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

**58%

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

**26%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****99%**

**92%

Television ****77%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

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

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Raj Palwan?

■ Raj Palwan · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**863

Working population ****65.8%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 79.2% for women. 62% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 441 (94%)

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 Fatehpur

- Fatehpur799 people
- Dholpur796 people
- Hadwal742 people
- Tatbali720 people
- Sihal Uparli682 people
- Bahadpur673 people
- Manoh661 people
- Bari Khas631 people

[All 242 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raj Palwan?176058
- How far is Raj Palwan from Dharmsala?106 km by road
- What is the population of Raj Palwan?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raj Palwan in?Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raj Palwan?85.9% (Census 2011)
