# Banaota Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Banaota

Banaota is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 96 households**, the 59th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 519people (2011)
- 96households
- 67.0%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Banaota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banaota is 176316.** Banaota falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006974

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

## How far is Banaota from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)62 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)62 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 Banaota?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Banaota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Banaota known for?

The main crops are **maize, mustard and vegetables**. About 33% of the 228 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 Banaota

Of every 100 households in Banaota in 2011, 97 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banaota · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****63%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Banaota?

■ Banaota · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**1012

Working population ****77.8%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 48.4% for women. 80% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 336 (83%)

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 Chaurah

- Madan Shalancha536 people
- Shri Garh529 people
- Manju522 people
- Makkan520 people
- Dhand517 people
- Shagwari514 people
- Biala513 people
- Majoga507 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banaota?176316
- How far is Banaota from Chamba?62 km by road
- What is the population of Banaota?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banaota in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banaota?67.0% (Census 2011)