# Banah Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Banah

Banah is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 163 households**, the 1st largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 932people (2011)
- 163households
- 89.1%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Banah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banah is 171217.** Banah falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025623

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

## How far is Banah from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)204 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)104 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 Banah?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Banah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kupvi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Banah known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 24% of the 301 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 Banah

Of every 100 households in Banah in 2011, 98 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banah · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****47%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Banah?

■ Banah · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**972

Working population ****72.4%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 85.7% for women. 72% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 371 (55%)

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 Cheta

- Manjholi871 people
- Hira848 people
- Dhar810 people
- Kothi765 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banah?171217
- How far is Banah from Shimla?204 km by road
- What is the population of Banah?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banah in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banah?89.1% (Census 2011)