# Palhuni Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Palhuni

Palhuni is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176083**. The 2011 Census counted **74 people in 20 households**, the 364th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 74people (2011)
- 20households
- 75.0%literacy
- 176083PIN code

## Palhuni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palhuni is 176083.** Palhuni falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176083
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011661

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

## How far is Palhuni from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)13 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 Palhuni?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Palhuni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nangnal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawarna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Palhuni known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 52% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Palhuni

Of every 100 households in Palhuni in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palhuni · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****21%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****90%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palhuni?

■ Palhuni · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**1019

Working population ****27.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 71.1% for women. 28% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (35%) · **■** Marginal 13 (65%)

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

- Rangru78 people
- Doli76 people
- Salri76 people
- Dandesar75 people
- Ghandol73 people
- Gulabe Da Behru71 people
- Phalehr71 people
- Lundharan70 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palhuni?176083
- How far is Palhuni from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Palhuni?74 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palhuni in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palhuni?75.0% (Census 2011)