# Pal Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Pal

Pal is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 43 households**, the 66th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 222people (2011)
- 43households
- 87.8%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Pal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pal is 171202.** Pal falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026294

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

## How far is Pal from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)58 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)16 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 Pal?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pohal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Guma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Pal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 75% of the 36 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 Pal

Of every 100 households in Pal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**42%

Tap water ****96%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**36%

Use banking services ****53%**

**76%

Television ****80%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****76%**

**79%

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 Pal?

■ Pal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**918

Working population ****62.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 85.6% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (16%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 Kotkhai

- Dhangwi Kalan226 people
- Ghasi Gaon225 people
- Up Muhal Jol225 people
- Choela224 people
- Mel -I221 people
- Darbar Kotkhai219 people
- Joni216 people
- Behaun215 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pal?171202
- How far is Pal from Shimla?58 km by road
- What is the population of Pal?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pal in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pal?87.8% (Census 2011)