Village · Nahan, Sirmaur # Ban Kalan Ban Kalan is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 1,189 people in 242 households, the 12th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 1,189 people (2011) - 242 households - 84.8% literacy - 173001 PIN code ## Ban Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ban Kalan is 173001. Ban Kalan falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173001 - Community development block Nahan - Census village code 023228 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ban Kalan from nearby towns? - Nahan (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 12 km by road - Nahan (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ban Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ban Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shambhu Wala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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. ## What is Ban Kalan known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 60% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ban Kalan Of every 100 households in Ban Kalan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Ban Kalan · ■ Nahan rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 98% - Toilet within the home 72% 64% - No toilet (open defecation) 28% 36% - Tap water 49% 84% - Drinking water within premises 33% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 65% - Use banking services 82% 81% - Television 73% 62% - Mobile phone 80% 69% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 25% 19% - Car / jeep / van 7% 6% - None of these assets 5% 13% - Own their home 96% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ban Kalan? ■ Ban Kalan · ■ Nahan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.8% 80.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 884 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 940 902 - Working population 43.8% 45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.3% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 102 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (9%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 119 (23%) · ■ Marginal 241 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nahan - Rampur Jatan 1,353 people - Nagal Saketi 1,262 people - Barman Papri 1,205 people - Malonwala 1,200 people - Maholiya Khatola 1,163 people - Rukhri 1,016 people - Khairi 971 people - Dhon 865 people All 137 villages in Nahan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ban Kalan? 173001 - How far is Ban Kalan from Nahan? 12 km by road - What is the population of Ban Kalan? 1,189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ban Kalan in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ban Kalan? 84.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/ban-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.