# Ban Chelian Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Ban Chelian

Ban Chelian is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 38 households**, the 92nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 178people (2011)
- 38households
- 90.4%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Ban Chelian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ban Chelian is 176031.** Ban Chelian falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010524

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

## How far is Ban Chelian from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)5 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 Ban Chelian?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ban Chelian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sihor Pai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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 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 Ban Chelian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 24% of the 86 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 Ban Chelian

Of every 100 households in Ban Chelian in 2011, 92 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ban Chelian · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**34%

Tap water ****84%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**64%

Use banking services ****95%**

**91%

Television ****55%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**9%

Own their home ****87%**

**97%

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 Ban Chelian?

■ Ban Chelian · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**891

Working population ****73.6%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 85.1% for women. 69% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (23%) · **■** Marginal 99 (76%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Dasman193 people
- Kotla193 people
- Daroli190 people
- Barota Jagir188 people
- Pher177 people
- Ratial159 people
- Kuharpura152 people
- Ruhara150 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ban Chelian?176031
- How far is Ban Chelian from Dharmsala?66 km by road
- What is the population of Ban Chelian?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ban Chelian in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ban Chelian?90.4% (Census 2011)