# Banikhet Jangal Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Banikhet Jangal

Banikhet Jangal is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **306 people in 101 households**, the 42nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 306people (2011)
- 101households
- 85.0%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Banikhet Jangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banikhet Jangal is 176303.** Banikhet Jangal falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007416

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

## How far is Banikhet Jangal from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)46 km by road
- Dalhousie (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 Banikhet Jangal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Banikhet Jangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banikhet
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banikhet
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Banikhet Jangal known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 3% of the 105 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 Banikhet Jangal

Of every 100 households in Banikhet Jangal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Banikhet Jangal · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**36%

Tap water ****95%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**89%

Television ****92%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****31%**

**85%

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 Banikhet Jangal?

■ Banikhet Jangal · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****769**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**937

Working population ****41.5%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 75.2% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (78%) · **■** Marginal 27 (21%)

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 Dalhousie

- Khaddi319 people
- Kaniarka318 people
- Dramman311 people
- Ghural311 people
- Chambi304 people
- Sudli302 people
- Raula288 people
- Matola287 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banikhet Jangal?176303
- How far is Banikhet Jangal from Chamba?46 km by road
- What is the population of Banikhet Jangal?306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banikhet Jangal in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banikhet Jangal?85.0% (Census 2011)