# Bani Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Bani

Bani is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 21 households**, the 296th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 93people (2011)
- 21households
- 86.4%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Bani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bani is 171209.** Bani falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025225

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

## How far is Bani from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)24 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)8 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 Bani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Bani known for?

The main crops are **maize and potato**. About 45% of the 14 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 Bani

Of every 100 households in Bani in 2011, 86 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Bani · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**47%

Tap water ****62%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**51%

Use banking services ****57%**

**75%

Television ****38%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****57%**

**88%

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 Bani?

■ Bani · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**908

Working population ****52.7%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 76.2% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (16%) · **■** Other work 12 (24%) · **■** Marginal 27 (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 Theog

- Up Muhal Katiana II nd97 people
- Janoti96 people
- Jangal Bannu95 people
- Tathkar94 people
- Batlar92 people
- Bharara92 people
- Guri92 people
- Randu92 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bani?171209
- How far is Bani from Shimla?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bani?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bani in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bani?86.4% (Census 2011)