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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Banchuna

Banchuna is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 101 households**, the 35th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 470people (2011)
- 101households
- 85.3%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Banchuna PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026513

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

## How far is Banchuna from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)112 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 Banchuna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Banchuna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kerasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Banchuna known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 33% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Banchuna

Of every 100 households in Banchuna in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Banchuna · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**27%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****89%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**11%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Banchuna?

■ Banchuna · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**923

Working population ****24.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (26%) · **■** Marginal 64 (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 Rohru

- Kalgaon564 people
- Katedi556 people
- Bakhirna521 people
- Bhuth512 people
- Malthi460 people
- Kotara459 people
- Andhreothi452 people
- Bahli448 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banchuna?171207
- How far is Banchuna from Shimla?112 km by road
- What is the population of Banchuna?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banchuna in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banchuna?85.3% (Census 2011)