# Jalakh Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Jalakh

Jalakh is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176092**. The 2011 Census counted **414 people in 92 households**, the 164th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 414people (2011)
- 92households
- 82.9%literacy
- 176092PIN code

## Jalakh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalakh is 176092.** Jalakh falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176092
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011678

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

## How far is Jalakh from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)45 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)20 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 Jalakh?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jalakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gadiara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baskehr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garh Khas
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jalakh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 38% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Jalakh

Of every 100 households in Jalakh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jalakh · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jalakh?

■ Jalakh · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**912

Working population ****24.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 75.4% for women. 41% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 44 (43%) · **■** Marginal 40 (39%)

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 Palampur

- Rajehr421 people
- Batahan417 people
- Gahr416 people
- Ghadoral416 people
- Darugno413 people
- Naura412 people
- Ustehr412 people
- Man Simbal Uparla403 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalakh?176092
- How far is Jalakh from Dharmsala?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jalakh?414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalakh in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jalakh?82.9% (Census 2011)