# Palaun Village, Ramshahr, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramshahr, Solan 

# Palaun

Palaun is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174102**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 36 households**, the 66th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 172people (2011)
- 36households
- 73.5%literacy
- 174102PIN code

## Palaun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palaun is 174102.** Palaun falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174102
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020569

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

## How far is Palaun from nearby towns?

- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)45 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 Palaun?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Palaun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lohar Ghat
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Palaun known for?

The main crops are **maize, ginger and tomato**. About 25% of the 40 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 Palaun

Of every 100 households in Palaun in 2011, 87 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Palaun · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**56%

Tap water ****82%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**81%

Television ****63%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 Palaun?

■ Palaun · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**915

Working population ****79.1%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 67.1% for women. 76% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 102 (75%) · **■** Other work 15 (11%) · **■** Marginal 19 (14%)

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 Ramshahr

- Sanwad181 people
- Purla179 people
- Badhal178 people
- Bhalechri176 people
- Tiamun Warla170 people
- Jakhol167 people
- Bauh165 people
- Masoyal164 people

[All 241 villages in Ramshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/ramshahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palaun?174102
- How far is Palaun from Solan?80 km by road
- What is the population of Palaun?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaun in?Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palaun?73.5% (Census 2011)