Village · Jawali, Kangra
# Ban Amlela

Ban Amlela is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176027. The 2011 Census counted 163 people in 35 households, the 155th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.
- 163 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 89.6% literacy
- 176027 PIN code

## Ban Amlela PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ban Amlela is 176027. Ban Amlela falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176027
- Community development block Nagrota Surian
- Census village code 009190

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

## How far is Ban Amlela from nearby towns?
- Jawali (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 34 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ban Amlela?

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

### In the 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
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jarpal
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Amlela
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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.

## What is Ban Amlela known for?

About 22% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ban Amlela

Of every 100 households in Ban Amlela in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ban Amlela · ■ Jawali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 44% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 56% 51%
- Tap water 95% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 33%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 66%
- Use banking services 96% 96%
- Television 76% 79%
- Mobile phone 80% 75%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 5%
- None of these assets 12% 8%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Ban Amlela?

■ Ban Amlela · ■ Jawali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.6% 86.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 811 1013
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 462 819
- Working population 79.1% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 83.6% for women. 80% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 30 (23%) · ■ Marginal 99 (77%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jawali
- Baneru 181 people
- Dhiala 170 people
- Bhurnala 169 people
- Laharn 164 people
- Kharar 162 people
- Kohnal 159 people
- Kimman 154 people
- Mangal 146 people

All 213 villages in Jawali

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ban Amlela? 176027
- How far is Ban Amlela from Dharmsala? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Ban Amlela? 163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ban Amlela in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ban Amlela? 89.6% (Census 2011)

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