# Palo Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Palo

Palo is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 52 households**, the 101st largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 264people (2011)
- 52households
- 76.2%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Palo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palo is 171212.** Palo falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024967

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

## How far is Palo from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)58 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)26 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 Palo?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Palo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Latiana
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Matiana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Palo known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 32% of the 157 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 Palo

Of every 100 households in Palo in 2011, 94 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Palo · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**47%

Tap water ****69%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**51%

Use banking services ****84%**

**75%

Television ****65%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****84%**

**88%

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 Palo?

■ Palo · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**908

Working population ****65.9%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.5% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 23 (13%)

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 Theog

- Roni Matiana271 people
- Balheot270 people
- Kishaur267 people
- Jagora266 people
- Nal263 people
- Dhar260 people
- Neori260 people
- Shila Gahrol260 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palo?171212
- How far is Palo from Shimla?58 km by road
- What is the population of Palo?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palo in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palo?76.2% (Census 2011)