# Palingi Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Palingi

Palingi is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 176 households**, the 22nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 463people (2011)
- 176households
- 85.7%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Palingi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palingi is 172115.** Palingi falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027160

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

## How far is Palingi from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)82 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)50 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 Palingi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Palingi known for?

The main crops are **apple, pulses and ogla**. About 18% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Palingi

Of every 100 households in Palingi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 54 a car.

■ Palingi · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**59%

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

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**39%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****42%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****54%**

**11%

None of these assets ****1%**

**9%

Own their home ****46%**

**69%

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 Palingi?

■ Palingi · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****690**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**941

Working population ****62.2%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 73% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 199 (69%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Nichar

- Kutano507 people
- Urni Khas500 people
- Nigani472 people
- Meeru Khas471 people
- Yulla Khas429 people
- Ramni Khas427 people
- Garade414 people
- Jani414 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palingi?172115
- How far is Palingi from Reckong Peo?82 km by road
- What is the population of Palingi?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palingi in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palingi?85.7% (Census 2011)