# Palech Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/palech/ Village · Kandaghat, Solan # Palech Palech is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 32 households**, the 66th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 184people (2011) - 32households - 83.9%literacy - 173215PIN code ## Palech PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palech is 173215.** Palech falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173215 - Community development blockKandaghat - Census village code022379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palech from nearby towns? - Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Solan (district HQ)18 km by road - Solan (nearest town)18 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 Palech? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Palech; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandaghat - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Palech known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 14% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Palech Of every 100 households in Palech in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Palech · ■ Kandaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****88%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **18% Tap water ****91%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **63% Use banking services ****97%** **93% Television ****69%** **78% Mobile phone ****84%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****3%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **13% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **80% 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 Palech? ■ Palech · ■ Kandaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **87.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **917 Working population ****56.0%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 78.2% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 65 (63%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 29 (28%) 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 Kandaghat - Sakori195 people - Ghat Kumahla191 people - Karog188 people - Hathon186 people - Raura183 people - Tharola182 people - Kawarag179 people - Ladari170 people [All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palech?173215 - How far is Palech from Solan?18 km by road - What is the population of Palech?184 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palech in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palech?83.9% (Census 2011)