# Banogra Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Banogra

Banogra is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 26 households**, the 140th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 111people (2011)
- 26households
- 70.1%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Banogra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banogra is 171202.** Banogra falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026301

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

## How far is Banogra from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)20 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 Banogra?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Banogra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bramu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Banogra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, wheat and vegetable**. About 56% of the 36 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 Banogra

Of every 100 households in Banogra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Banogra · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**36%

Use banking services ****24%**

**76%

Television ****72%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****68%**

**79%

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 Banogra?

■ Banogra · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**918

Working population ****69.4%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 71% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (12%) · **■** Marginal 44 (57%)

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 Kotkhai

- Badrahana115 people
- Banahal114 people
- Gajta113 people
- Ghalaira112 people
- Up Muhal Ganni108 people
- Up Muhal Dallona107 people
- Jalat105 people
- Nehra104 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banogra?171202
- How far is Banogra from Shimla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Banogra?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banogra in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banogra?70.1% (Census 2011)