# Palashala Village, Rajgarh, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur 

# Palashala

Palashala is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173233**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 47 households**, the 98th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 224people (2011)
- 47households
- 70.7%literacy
- 173233PIN code

## Palashala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palashala is 173233.** Palashala falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173233
- Community development blockRajgarh
- Census village code022579

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

## How far is Palashala from nearby towns?

- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)119 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)19 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 Palashala?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Palashala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 13% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Palashala

Of every 100 households in Palashala in 2011, 91 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palashala · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**43%

Tap water ****54%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****83%**

**75%

Television ****59%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Palashala?

■ Palashala · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**926

Working population ****56.2%**

**71.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 72.0% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 114 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%)

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 Rajgarh

- Ulakh Katoga245 people
- Sawana244 people
- Thanoga228 people
- Palu225 people
- Shathar224 people
- Rohru Bhuil223 people
- Thandi Dhar223 people
- Deothi Panchar218 people

[All 140 villages in Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palashala?173233
- How far is Palashala from Nahan?119 km by road
- What is the population of Palashala?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashala in?Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palashala?70.7% (Census 2011)