# Bani Khas Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Bani Khas

Bani Khas is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174304**. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 127 households**, the 14th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 529people (2011)
- 127households
- 91.0%literacy
- 174304PIN code

## Bani Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bani Khas is 174304.** Bani Khas falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174304
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017522

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

## How far is Bani Khas from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)16 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 Bani Khas?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Bani Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bani Khas known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 56% of the 41 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 Bani Khas

Of every 100 households in Bani Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bani Khas · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**12%

Tap water ****51%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**61%

Use banking services ****73%**

**91%

Television ****82%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**95%

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 Bani Khas?

■ Bani Khas · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**874

Working population ****29.5%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 84.8% for women. 41% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (58%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (39%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Barsar

- Bhalt589 people
- Jhanjiani573 people
- Baeri540 people
- Karsai540 people
- Nara522 people
- Ghamarwin520 people
- Kallouhan514 people
- Makar513 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bani Khas?174304
- How far is Bani Khas from Hamirpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Bani Khas?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bani Khas in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bani Khas?91.0% (Census 2011)