# Plah Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Plah

Plah is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173234**. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 42 households**, the 71st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 169people (2011)
- 42households
- 89.2%literacy
- 173234PIN code

## Plah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Plah is 173234.** Plah falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173234
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022336

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

## How far is Plah from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)10 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 Plah?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Damehr
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Subathu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Plah known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 24% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Plah

Of every 100 households in Plah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Plah · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**18%

Tap water ****93%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****95%**

**93%

Television ****67%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Plah?

■ Plah · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**917

Working population ****33.7%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 86.2% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (51%) · **■** Other work 27 (47%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Raura183 people
- Tharola182 people
- Kawarag179 people
- Ladari170 people
- Garu167 people
- Nihara167 people
- Kothi166 people
- Damyari164 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Plah?173234
- How far is Plah from Solan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Plah?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Plah in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Plah?89.2% (Census 2011)