# Bani Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Bani

Bani is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177108**. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 53 households**, the 50th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 237people (2011)
- 53households
- 91.0%literacy
- 177108PIN code

## Bani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177108
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010717

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

## How far is Bani from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)88 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)11 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 Bani?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nathun
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 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 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 Bani known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 40% of the 59 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 Bani

Of every 100 households in Bani in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bani · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****89%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bani?

■ Bani · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****71.3%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 84.5% for women. 71% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (18%) · **■** Marginal 129 (76%)

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

- Nahan245 people
- Chaplah Jhikla242 people
- Salangari242 people
- Gudara241 people
- Tila Nahar Bhadar235 people
- Nathun229 people
- Saleti224 people
- Kukahar214 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bani?177108
- How far is Bani from Dharmsala?88 km by road
- What is the population of Bani?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bani in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bani?91.0% (Census 2011)