# Paplakar Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Paplakar

Paplakar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176072**. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 38 households**, the 312th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 176people (2011)
- 38households
- 92.8%literacy
- 176072PIN code

## Paplakar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paplakar is 176072.** Paplakar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176072
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011723

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

## How far is Paplakar from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)23 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 Paplakar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Paplakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanial Kar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khaira Uparla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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
- 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 Paplakar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 48% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Paplakar

Of every 100 households in Paplakar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paplakar · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**90%

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

**10%

Tap water ****8%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****97%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Paplakar?

■ Paplakar · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**912

Working population ****35.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 88.2% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (16%) · **■** Marginal 50 (79%)

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

- Tohri Da Behru183 people
- Nadli180 people
- Samriala179 people
- Raunh177 people
- Palaid175 people
- Chudrehr174 people
- Dhati173 people
- Bhas Guar172 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paplakar?176072
- How far is Paplakar from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Paplakar?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paplakar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paplakar?92.8% (Census 2011)