# Band Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Band

Band is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 84 households**, the 206th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 339people (2011)
- 84households
- 80.3%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Band PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Band is 176061.** Band falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011880

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

## How far is Band from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Palampur (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 Band?

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

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Padhiar Khar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aweri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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, untreated 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 Band known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 73% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Band

Of every 100 households in Band in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Band · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**45%

Use banking services ****95%**

**96%

Television ****81%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Band?

■ Band · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**85.5%

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

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**912

Working population ****55.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 70.3% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (52%) · **■** Marginal 88 (47%)

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

- Dargil349 people
- Dramman349 people
- Jugehr347 people
- Saperu346 people
- Garh337 people
- Haldra335 people
- Kakrehr334 people
- Raura333 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Band?176061
- How far is Band from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Band?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Band in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Band?80.3% (Census 2011)