Village · Rajauri, Rajouri # Palam Palam is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185132. The 2011 Census counted 2,919 people in 477 households, the 12th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,919 people (2011) - 477 households - 78.0% literacy - 185132 PIN code ## Palam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palam is 185132. Palam falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185132 - Gram panchayat Palam - Community development block Rajouri - Census village code 001370 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palam from nearby towns? - Rajouri (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 7 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Rajouri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palam known for? The main crops are paddy, maiza and wheat. Products made here include pulses. About 35% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palam Of every 100 households in Palam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Palam · ■ Rajauri rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 86% - Toilet within the home 22% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 89% - Tap water 4% 25% - Drinking water within premises 11% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 54% 80% - Use banking services 90% 69% - Television 36% 24% - Mobile phone 58% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 4% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 28% 28% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palam? ■ Palam · ■ Rajauri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.0% 69.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 562 897 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 847 860 - Working population 50.1% 45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 57.9% for women. 67% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 50 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 1,025 (70%) · ■ Marginal 383 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajauri - Dhangri 3,553 people - Kalal Khas 3,355 people - Galhotti 3,220 people - Marad Pur 3,108 people - Dalhori 2,855 people - Bagla 2,797 people - Kot Dhra 2,717 people - Ladot 2,702 people All 121 villages in Rajauri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palam? 185132 - How far is Palam from Rajouri? 7 km by road - What is the population of Palam? 2,919 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palam in? Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Palam? 78.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/palam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.