# Palaura Khas Village, Jawali, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawali, Kangra 

# Palaura Khas

Palaura Khas is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176023**. The 2011 Census counted **312 people in 76 households**, the 114th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 312people (2011)
- 76households
- 89.7%literacy
- 176023PIN code

## Palaura Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palaura Khas is 176023.** Palaura Khas falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176023
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code009134

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

## How far is Palaura Khas from nearby towns?

- Jawali (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)56 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)32 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 Palaura Khas?

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

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tikkeri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darkati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rehan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Palaura Khas known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Palaura Khas

Of every 100 households in Palaura Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Palaura Khas · ■ Jawali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**51%

Tap water ****94%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**66%

Use banking services ****93%**

**96%

Television ****81%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Palaura Khas?

■ Palaura Khas · ■ Jawali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**819

Working population ****54.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 84.5% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 146 (85%)

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 Jawali

- Basantpur336 people
- Bakan333 people
- Kaldun319 people
- Sanehr319 people
- Amni303 people
- Nial301 people
- Khairian300 people
- Lalyad294 people

[All 213 villages in Jawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palaura Khas?176023
- How far is Palaura Khas from Dharmsala?56 km by road
- What is the population of Palaura Khas?312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaura Khas in?Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palaura Khas?89.7% (Census 2011)