# Banetu Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Banetu

Banetu is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **374 people in 60 households**, the 31st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 374people (2011)
- 60households
- 66.8%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Banetu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banetu is 176308.** Banetu falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007305

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Banetu from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)25 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 Banetu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Banetu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghattgalan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Banetu known for?

About 31% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Banetu

Of every 100 households in Banetu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Banetu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**92%

Television ****45%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Banetu?

■ Banetu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**965

Working population ****59.6%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 57% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 32 (14%) · **■** Marginal 191 (86%)

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 Bhalai

- Kamandi392 people
- Khankur388 people
- Karwal381 people
- Wangal377 people
- Bhajotra359 people
- Chamoh335 people
- Sandwar331 people
- Chhananu320 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banetu?176308
- How far is Banetu from Chamba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Banetu?374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banetu in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banetu?66.8% (Census 2011)