# Ban Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Ban

Ban is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176200**. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 118 households**, the 106th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 529people (2011)
- 118households
- 86.1%literacy
- 176200PIN code

## Ban PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ban is 176200.** Ban falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176200
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008596

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

## How far is Ban from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)51 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadwan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 42% of the 117 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

Of every 100 households in Ban in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ban · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****98%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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?

■ Ban · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**826

Working population ****40.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 81.4% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 107 (50%) · **■** Marginal 76 (36%)

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 Nurpur

- Chhatar Jogian543 people
- Kadroh541 people
- Baral538 people
- Panjahra Dhallan537 people
- Jhajguan525 people
- Chodohli524 people
- Tikkar523 people
- Chiror522 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ban?176200
- How far is Ban from Dharmsala?51 km by road
- What is the population of Ban?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ban in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ban?86.1% (Census 2011)