# Palangar Village, Thanamandi, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/palangar/ Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri # Palangar Palangar is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,240 people in 446 households**, the 16th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,240people (2011) - 446households - 76.4%literacy - 185212PIN code ## Palangar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palangar is 185212.** Palangar falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185212 - Gram panchayatBanghari - Community development blockThanamandi - Census village code001287 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palangar from nearby towns? - Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)27 km by road - Thanamandi (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 Palangar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Palangar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thanamandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Palangar known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include chain stich. About 44% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Palangar Of every 100 households in Palangar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Palangar · ■ Thanamandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **79% Toilet within the home ****17%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **85% Tap water ****15%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **83% Use banking services ****44%** **48% Television ****13%** **17% Mobile phone ****51%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Palangar? ■ Palangar · ■ Thanamandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **863 Working population ****23.4%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 67.2% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 180 (34%) · **■** Marginal 274 (52%) 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 Thanamandi - Bhattian2,510 people - Kot2,480 people - Alal2,267 people - Manhal2,249 people - Samsamat2,003 people - Azmat Abad1,554 people - Bidha Kanna1,488 people - Dhowk1,432 people [All 32 villages in Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palangar?185212 - How far is Palangar from Rajouri?27 km by road - What is the population of Palangar?2,240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palangar in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Palangar?76.4% (Census 2011)