# Bahanar Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Bahanar

Bahanar is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 16 households**, the 216th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 80people (2011)
- 16households
- 89.9%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Bahanar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bahanar is 173024.** Bahanar falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022844

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

## How far is Bahanar from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)77 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)31 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 Bahanar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bahanar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naarag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ 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
- 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 Bahanar known for?

The main crops are **tomato, maize and pea**. About 12% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Bahanar

Of every 100 households in Bahanar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bahanar · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**22%

Tap water ****6%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****94%**

**90%

Television ****75%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bahanar?

■ Bahanar · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**918

Working population ****86.2%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 86.1% for women. 82% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (16%)

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 Pachhad

- Garghon Palashon85 people
- Chakali Chhabyon83 people
- Gehlo Sarsar81 people
- Jaganji81 people
- Malhara Lakhot79 people
- Balmu Keri78 people
- Khanagan78 people
- Salahat77 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bahanar?173024
- How far is Bahanar from Nahan?77 km by road
- What is the population of Bahanar?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahanar in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bahanar?89.9% (Census 2011)