# Banchuchh Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Banchuchh

Banchuchh is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 138 households**, the 17th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 681people (2011)
- 138households
- 71.5%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Banchuchh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banchuchh is 171207.** Banchuchh falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026440

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

## How far is Banchuchh from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)129 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)9 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 Banchuchh?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Banchuchh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Banchuchh known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 52% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Banchuchh

Of every 100 households in Banchuchh in 2011, 99 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Banchuchh · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**44%

Tap water ****88%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**27%

Use banking services ****77%**

**83%

Television ****74%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**11%

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

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**85%

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 Banchuchh?

■ Banchuchh · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**923

Working population ****28.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 52.8% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (29%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Rohru

- Annu716 people
- Bharoli710 people
- Bhalun701 people
- Kui696 people
- Shelan675 people
- Shil664 people
- Gauna647 people
- Sherog641 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banchuchh?171207
- How far is Banchuchh from Shimla?129 km by road
- What is the population of Banchuchh?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banchuchh in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banchuchh?71.5% (Census 2011)