# Banuri Khas Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Banuri Khas

Banuri Khas is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,138 people in 247 households**, the 26th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,138people (2011)
- 247households
- 86.1%literacy
- 176103PIN code

## Banuri Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banuri Khas is 176103.** Banuri Khas falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176103
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011834

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

## How far is Banuri Khas from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)45 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)4 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 Banuri Khas?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Banuri Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banuri Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 Banuri Khas known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 58% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Banuri Khas

Of every 100 households in Banuri Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Banuri Khas · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**45%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****90%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Banuri Khas?

■ Banuri Khas · ■ Palampur rural average

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

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**912

Working population ****19.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 80.2% for women. 30% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (84%) · **■** Marginal 27 (12%)

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

- Biara1,242 people
- Raudi1,228 people
- Jhalrehr1,168 people
- Mahadev1,142 people
- Andreta1,125 people
- Kothi1,083 people
- Henja1,076 people
- Thandol1,055 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banuri Khas?176103
- How far is Banuri Khas from Dharmsala?45 km by road
- What is the population of Banuri Khas?1,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banuri Khas in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banuri Khas?86.1% (Census 2011)