# Palahar Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/palahar/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Palahar Palahar is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144224**. The 2011 Census counted **902 people in 178 households**, the 103rd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 902people (2011) - 178households - 91.7%literacy - 144224PIN code ## Palahar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palahar is 144224.** Palahar falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144224 - Gram panchayatPalahar - Community development blockTalwara - Census village code031328 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palahar from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)69 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)8 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 Palahar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukerian - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Palahar known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 34% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Palahar Of every 100 households in Palahar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Palahar · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****52%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **56% Tap water ****100%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **44% Use banking services ****99%** **84% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Palahar? ■ Palahar · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****662** **851 Working population ****15.3%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 88.9% for women. 28% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (19%) · **■** Marginal 110 (80%) 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 Mukerian - Kartoli917 people - Sahaura Dadial908 people - Kalo Chahang905 people - Plaki905 people - Ajmer901 people - Dharampur894 people - Chhangla891 people - Ram Nangal878 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palahar?144224 - How far is Palahar from Hoshiarpur?69 km by road - What is the population of Palahar?902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palahar in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Palahar?91.7% (Census 2011)