# Banahar Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Banahar

Banahar is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 101 households**, the 24th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 458people (2011)
- 101households
- 81.2%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Banahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banahar is 172027.** Banahar falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023815

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

## How far is Banahar from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)110 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)44 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 Banahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Banahar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 30% of the 245 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 Banahar

Of every 100 households in Banahar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Banahar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**26%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****69%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Banahar?

■ Banahar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****435**

**935

Working population ****60.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 70.9% for women. 54% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 192 (69%)

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 Kumharsain

- Pharal475 people
- Barara467 people
- Dalan467 people
- Barogi461 people
- Thinu453 people
- Bahli442 people
- Dhanal435 people
- Bai431 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banahar?172027
- How far is Banahar from Shimla?110 km by road
- What is the population of Banahar?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banahar in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banahar?81.2% (Census 2011)