# Ban Kurang Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/ban-kurang/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Ban Kurang Ban Kurang is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176086**. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 8 households**, the 378th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 40people (2011) - 8households - 63.9%literacy - 176086PIN code ## Ban Kurang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ban Kurang is 176086.** Ban Kurang falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176086 - Community development blockSulah - Census village code011728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ban Kurang from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)52 km by road - Palampur (nearest town)23 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 Kurang? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ban Kurang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 - 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 Kurang known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 2% of the 226 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 Kurang Of every 100 households in Ban Kurang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Ban Kurang · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****50%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **10% Tap water ****67%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **45% Use banking services ****100%** **96% Television ****100%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****0%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **10% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **91% 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 Kurang? ■ Ban Kurang · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105** **1019 Working population ****42.5%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 42% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (6%) · **■** Other work 4 (24%) · **■** Marginal 11 (65%) 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 Palampur - Ghadreka51 people - Ban Bhatlu48 people - Sarehr Kari45 people - Thera43 people - Dehli36 people - Kapain29 people - Kalhorkar23 people - Kawat15 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ban Kurang?176086 - How far is Ban Kurang from Dharmsala?52 km by road - What is the population of Ban Kurang?40 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ban Kurang in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ban Kurang?63.9% (Census 2011)