Village · Nankhari, Shimla # D.P.F. Bnala D.P.F. Bnala is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172001. The 2011 Census counted 16 people in 4 households, the 81st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%. - 16 people (2011) - 4 households - 87.5% literacy - 172001 PIN code ## D.P.F. Bnala PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Bnala is 172001. D.P.F. Bnala falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172001 - Community development block Nankhari - Census village code 023796 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Bnala from nearby towns? - Nankhari (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 130 km by road - Rampur (nearest town) 90 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Bnala? 2 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Bnala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Banda - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khamadi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Bnala Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Bnala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Bnala · ■ Nankhari rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 97% - Toilet within the home 100% 69% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 31% - Tap water 0% 97% - Drinking water within premises 0% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 63% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 36% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 75% 72% - Mobile phone 100% 86% - Computer with internet 25% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 0% 6% - Own their home 100% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F. Bnala? ■ D.P.F. Bnala · ■ Nankhari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.5% 79.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 3000 974 - Working population 43.8% 71.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 75% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nankhari - Dhawati 47 people - D.P.F. Kayoli Garh 45 people - D.P.F. Nankhari 26 people - Chariali 21 people - D.P.F. Utri Surad 12 people - D.P.F. Bagalti 11 people - D.P.F. Bhorja 5 people All 102 villages in Nankhari ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Bnala? 172001 - How far is D.P.F. Bnala from Shimla? 130 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Bnala? 16 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Bnala in? Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Bnala? 87.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/d-p-f-bnala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.