Village · Dharmsala, Kangra
# Chakban Banwala

Chakban Banwala is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176215. The 2011 Census counted 234 people in 55 households, the 119th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.
- 234 people (2011)
- 55 households
- 88.9% literacy
- 176215 PIN code

## Chakban Banwala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chakban Banwala is 176215. Chakban Banwala falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176215
- Community development block Dharmsala
- Census village code 009537

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chakban Banwala from nearby towns?
- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chakban Banwala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chakban Banwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bagli
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bagli
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Dari
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Chakban Banwala

Of every 100 households in Chakban Banwala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakban Banwala · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 98%
- Toilet within the home 96% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 29%
- Tap water 96% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 58%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 40%
- Use banking services 91% 94%
- Television 84% 84%
- Mobile phone 75% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 9% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 9%
- None of these assets 4% 7%
- Own their home 100% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chakban Banwala?

■ Chakban Banwala · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.9% 84.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 917
- Working population 50.9% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 84.4% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (4%) · ■ Other work 33 (28%) · ■ Marginal 47 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala
- Loharkar 256 people
- Rawa 252 people
- Balreh 244 people
- Dungla 237 people
- Diara 233 people
- Sudehd Khas 231 people
- Mowa 228 people
- Kand 226 people

All 164 villages in Dharmsala

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chakban Banwala? 176215
- How far is Chakban Banwala from Dharmsala? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Chakban Banwala? 234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakban Banwala in? Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakban Banwala? 88.9% (Census 2011)

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