# Banu Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Banu

Banu is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 14 households**, the 106th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 71people (2011)
- 14households
- 69.8%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Banu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banu is 176302.** Banu falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007366

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

## How far is Banu from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)19 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 Banu?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Banu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garh
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Banu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 16% of the 81 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 Banu

Of every 100 households in Banu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banu · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**96%

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

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**63%

Use banking services ****73%**

**89%

Television ****80%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banu?

■ Banu · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****7000**

**937

Working population ****49.3%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 54.8% for women. 45% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (17%) · **■** Marginal 28 (80%)

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

- Dagoh84 people
- Surkhigala Jangal80 people
- Dhalan78 people
- Khorti75 people
- Kasba Devi Dehra71 people
- Dharun70 people
- Jaokna70 people
- Bhotan64 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banu?176302
- How far is Banu from Chamba?20 km by road
- What is the population of Banu?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banu in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banu?69.8% (Census 2011)