# Palpur Village, Kotkasim, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kotkasim/palpur/ Village · Kotkasim, Alwar # Palpur Palpur is a village in Kotkasim sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **301702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 206 households**, the 37th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,244people (2011) - 206households - 77.2%literacy - 301702PIN code ## Palpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palpur is 301702.** Palpur falls in Kotkasim sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan. - PIN code301702 - Community development blockKotkasim - Census village code072167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palpur from nearby towns? - Kotkasim (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Alwar (district HQ)55 km by road - Khairthal (nearest town)22 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 Palpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Palpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · B B Rani - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkasim - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pharwas - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Palpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, bajara and chana**. About 85% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 454 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 Palpur Of every 100 households in Palpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Palpur · ■ Kotkasim rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **82% Toilet within the home ****22%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****86%** **71% Television ****53%** **48% Mobile phone ****90%** **79% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **11% 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 Palpur? ■ Palpur · ■ Kotkasim rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **824 Working population ****65.0%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 64.0% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 177 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 102 (13%) · **■** Marginal 501 (62%) 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 Kotkasim - Ujoli1,329 people - Gurgachka1,297 people - Khairal1,288 people - Khanpur Aheer1,281 people - Narwas1,234 people - Akoli1,232 people - Goojriwas1,211 people - Madhoopur1,181 people [All 117 villages in Kotkasim](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kotkasim/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palpur?301702 - How far is Palpur from Alwar?55 km by road - What is the population of Palpur?1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palpur in?Alwar district (Kotkasim sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Palpur?77.2% (Census 2011)