# Karpalpur Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Karpalpur

Karpalpur is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 130 households**, the 52nd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 622people (2011)
- 130households
- 78.4%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Karpalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karpalpur is 174101.** Karpalpur falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020984

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

## How far is Karpalpur from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)3 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 Karpalpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karpalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dadhi Bhola
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Karpalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 58% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Karpalpur

Of every 100 households in Karpalpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Karpalpur · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**49%

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

**51%

Tap water ****86%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**66%

Use banking services ****93%**

**82%

Television ****84%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**11%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****68%**

**84%

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 Karpalpur?

■ Karpalpur · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**885

Working population ****30.1%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 69.1% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 94 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Nalagarh

- Majra665 people
- Kotla Kalan646 people
- Palasi Kalan645 people
- Majholi623 people
- Dhana619 people
- Raiya619 people
- Dadhi Kanian605 people
- Nikoowal595 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karpalpur?174101
- How far is Karpalpur from Solan?80 km by road
- What is the population of Karpalpur?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karpalpur in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karpalpur?78.4% (Census 2011)