Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra
# Palat

Palat is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176094. The 2011 Census counted 37 people in 13 households, the 208th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 37 people (2011)
- 13 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 176094 PIN code

## Palat PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Palat is 176094. Palat falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176094
- Community development block Lambagaon
- Census village code 011278

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

## How far is Palat from nearby towns?
- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Palat?

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

### In the village
- ● 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Gadiyara
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jalag
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shiv Nagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palampur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Palat known for?

The main crops are maize and paddy. About 8% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palat

Of every 100 households in Palat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palat · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 77% 85%
- No toilet (open defecation) 23% 14%
- Tap water 100% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 69% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 92% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 8% 51%
- Use banking services 92% 95%
- Television 92% 83%
- Mobile phone 77% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Palat?

■ Palat · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1312 1186
- Working population 70.3% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 76.2% for women. 50% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 1 (4%) · ■ Other work 2 (8%) · ■ Marginal 23 (88%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghpur
- Ambotu 53 people
- Aranda 52 people
- Ban Banjar 48 people
- Gulana 47 people
- Jagat 35 people
- Kheri 34 people
- Anirudh 32 people
- Daliana 29 people

All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Palat? 176094
- How far is Palat from Dharmsala? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Palat? 37 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palat in? Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palat? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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