# Buner Village, Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra 

# Buner

Buner is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176052**. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 170 households**, the 26th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 792people (2011)
- 170households
- 82.8%literacy
- 176052PIN code

## Buner PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buner is 176052.** Buner falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176052
- Community development blockNagrota Bagwan
- Census village code009933

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

## How far is Buner from nearby towns?

- Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)18 km by road
- Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)7 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 Buner?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Buner; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Uprehr
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tang
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Buner known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 66% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Buner

Of every 100 households in Buner in 2011, 96 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Buner · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**33%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**97%

Television ****84%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Buner?

■ Buner · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**926

Working population ****55.2%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 74.9% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (14%) · **■** Marginal 253 (58%)

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 Nagrota Bagwan

- Behra Banjar889 people
- Malan878 people
- Hatwas Jhikla843 people
- Masal843 people
- Tarindi787 people
- Ranhun777 people
- Uprehr763 people
- Bagain762 people

[All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buner?176052
- How far is Buner from Dharmsala?18 km by road
- What is the population of Buner?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buner in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buner?82.8% (Census 2011)
