# Raipur Khas Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Raipur Khas

Raipur Khas is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176085**. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 117 households**, the 115th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 533people (2011)
- 117households
- 85.3%literacy
- 176085PIN code

## Raipur Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raipur Khas is 176085.** Raipur Khas falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176085
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011597

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

## How far is Raipur Khas from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)37 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)14 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 Raipur Khas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Raipur Khas known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 72% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Raipur Khas

Of every 100 households in Raipur Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Raipur Khas · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**90%

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

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****84%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

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

**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 Raipur Khas?

■ Raipur Khas · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**912

Working population ****15.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 79.6% for women. 24% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 46 (55%) · **■** Marginal 29 (35%)

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

- Parnoh539 people
- Baskehr536 people
- Chimbal Har536 people
- Sutrehr535 people
- Khatehr521 people
- Rachhiara519 people
- Bohrkar512 people
- Sulah Kasba504 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raipur Khas?176085
- How far is Raipur Khas from Dharmsala?37 km by road
- What is the population of Raipur Khas?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur Khas in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur Khas?85.3% (Census 2011)
