Village · Majalta, Udhampur # Palnun Palnun is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184205. The 2011 Census counted 1,424 people in 259 households, the 12th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 1,424 people (2011) - 259 households - 66.5% literacy - 184205 PIN code ## Palnun PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palnun is 184205. Palnun falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 184205 - Gram panchayat Palnun - Community development block Majalata - Census village code 005152 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palnun from nearby towns? - Majalta (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Udhampur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Udhampur (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palnun? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Palnun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Majalta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udhampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udhampur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palnun known for? The main crops are wheat. Products made here include carpet. About 58% of the 560 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palnun Of every 100 households in Palnun in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palnun · ■ Majalta rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 83% - Toilet within the home 5% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 92% - Tap water 58% 40% - Drinking water within premises 29% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 89% - Use banking services 95% 76% - Television 47% 38% - Mobile phone 71% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 23% 23% - 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 Palnun? ■ Palnun · ■ Majalta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.5% 69.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 894 900 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 843 852 - Working population 42.2% 43.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 420 (70%) · ■ Other work 142 (24%) · ■ Marginal 39 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Majalta - Sundla 1,765 people - Amara 1,745 people - Buttal 1,730 people - Naki 1,499 people - Pernarra 1,398 people - Satrehri 1,394 people - Sunal 1,369 people - Deot 1,246 people All 42 villages in Majalta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palnun? 184205 - How far is Palnun from Udhampur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Palnun? 1,424 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palnun in? Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Palnun? 66.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/palnun/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.