# Buchair Village, Ani, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ani, Kullu 

# Buchair

Buchair is a village in Ani sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172026**. The 2011 Census counted **2,729 people in 559 households**, the 11th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 2,729people (2011)
- 559households
- 78.7%literacy
- 172026PIN code

## Buchair PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buchair is 172026.** Buchair falls in Ani sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172026
- Community development blockAnni
- Census village code012947

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

## How far is Buchair from nearby towns?

- Ani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kullu (district HQ)115 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)133 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 Buchair?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Buchair; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Swili
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Buchair known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. Products made here include shawl. About 67% of the 344 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 Buchair

Of every 100 households in Buchair in 2011, 98 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Buchair · ■ Ani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**50%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****72%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

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

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Buchair?

■ Buchair · ■ Ani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**927

Working population ****62.6%**

**63.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 68.7% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1,283 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (8%) · **■** Marginal 289 (17%)

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 Ani

- Lajheri3,254 people
- Karad2,956 people
- Jaban2,752 people
- Kungash2,743 people
- Kohila2,658 people
- Khani2,580 people
- Karana2,552 people
- Shilhi2,474 people

[All 17 villages in Ani](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/ani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buchair?172026
- How far is Buchair from Kullu?115 km by road
- What is the population of Buchair?2,729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buchair in?Kullu district (Ani sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buchair?78.7% (Census 2011)
