# Ban Sadwan Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Ban Sadwan

Ban Sadwan is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177108**. The 2011 Census counted **64 people in 16 households**, the 98th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 64people (2011)
- 16households
- 90.6%literacy
- 177108PIN code

## Ban Sadwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ban Sadwan is 177108.** Ban Sadwan falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177108
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010722

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

## How far is Ban Sadwan from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)90 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)13 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 Sadwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated 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 Sadwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 19% of the 25 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 Sadwan

Of every 100 households in Ban Sadwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ban Sadwan · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**83%

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

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****67%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Sadwan?

■ Ban Sadwan · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****730**

**1042

Working population ****92.2%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 92.6% for women. 89% of men and 96% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (12%) · **■** Marginal 40 (68%)

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 Rakkar

- Magru Brahmna82 people
- Sidh Punani82 people
- Vayola74 people
- Jatoli Khatran71 people
- Chamba Katuati62 people
- Magru Saryala61 people
- Thappal43 people
- Ban Naun12 people

[All 116 villages in Rakkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ban Sadwan?177108
- How far is Ban Sadwan from Dharmsala?90 km by road
- What is the population of Ban Sadwan?64 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ban Sadwan in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ban Sadwan?90.6% (Census 2011)