# Banikhet Jarei Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/banikhet-jarei/ Village · Dalhousie, Chamba # Banikhet Jarei Banikhet Jarei is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,599 people in 616 households**, the 1st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 2,599people (2011) - 616households - 89.4%literacy - 176303PIN code ## Banikhet Jarei PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banikhet Jarei is 176303.** Banikhet Jarei falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176303 - Community development blockBhattiyat - Census village code007414 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banikhet Jarei from nearby towns? - Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chamba (district HQ)45 km by road - Dalhousie (nearest town)4 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 Jarei? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Banikhet Jarei; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Jarei known for? The main crops are **maize**. About 32% of the 98 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 Jarei Of every 100 households in Banikhet Jarei in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 26 a car. ■ Banikhet Jarei · ■ Dalhousie rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****96%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **36% Tap water ****99%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%** **63% Use banking services ****97%** **89% Television ****89%** **76% Mobile phone ****92%** **78% Computer with internet ****10%** **3% Two-wheeler ****26%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****26%** **10% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****51%** **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 Jarei? ■ Banikhet Jarei · ■ Dalhousie rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **937 Working population ****33.7%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 84.5% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 790 (90%) · **■** Marginal 70 (8%) 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 - Samleu1,596 people - Mel1,139 people - Goli1,088 people - Ser1,012 people [All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banikhet Jarei?176303 - How far is Banikhet Jarei from Chamba?45 km by road - What is the population of Banikhet Jarei?2,599 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banikhet Jarei in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Banikhet Jarei?89.4% (Census 2011)