# Bindraban Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/bindraban/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Bindraban Bindraban is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 104 households**, the 157th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 425people (2011) - 104households - 79.6%literacy - 176061PIN code ## Bindraban PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bindraban is 176061.** Bindraban falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176061 - Community development blockBhawarna - Census village code011577 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bindraban from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)31 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 Bindraban? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Bindraban; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Bindraban known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 26% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Bindraban Of every 100 households in Bindraban in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Bindraban · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **99% Toilet within the home ****66%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **10% Tap water ****93%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **45% Use banking services ****86%** **96% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****77%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****31%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **10% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****81%** **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 Bindraban? ■ Bindraban · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **912 Working population ****39.1%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 72.0% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 123 (74%) · **■** Marginal 37 (22%) 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 - Kural431 people - Sidhpur Sarkari431 people - Bharron428 people - Tanda Holta428 people - Gher424 people - Garla Dei423 people - Rajehr421 people - Batahan417 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bindraban?176061 - How far is Bindraban from Dharmsala?31 km by road - What is the population of Bindraban?425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bindraban in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bindraban?79.6% (Census 2011)