# Palang Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/palang/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Palang Palang is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,450 people in 434 households**, the 23rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 2,450people (2011) - 434households - 57.1%literacy - 1,002females per 1,000 males ## Palang PIN code and other codes Palang falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPreng A B - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002892 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palang from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)14 km by road - Ganderbal (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 Palang? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangan - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Palang known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Palang Of every 100 households in Palang in 2011, 96 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Palang · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **81% Toilet within the home ****67%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **43% Tap water ****82%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****59%** **24% Mobile phone ****70%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **21% Own their home ****97%** **99% 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 Palang? ■ Palang · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **877 Working population ****32.2%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 44.9% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 197 (25%) · **■** Marginal 562 (71%) 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 Kangan - Rayil2,647 people - Hayan Palpora2,645 people - Kacha Nambal2,591 people - Arigori Pora2,488 people - Sumbal Bala2,415 people - Ara Hama2,112 people - Mar Gund1,921 people - Khanan1,731 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palang from Gaderbal?14 km by road - What is the population of Palang?2,450 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palang in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Palang?57.1% (Census 2011)