# Banar Kalan Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Banar Kalan

Banar Kalan is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 21 households**, the 181st largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 111people (2011)
- 21households
- 92.2%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Banar Kalan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022836

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

## How far is Banar Kalan from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)79 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)19 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 Banar Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naarag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 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 Banar Kalan known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 8% of the 133 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 Banar Kalan

Of every 100 households in Banar Kalan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banar Kalan · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**22%

Tap water ****95%**

**72%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****52%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Banar Kalan?

■ Banar Kalan · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**918

Working population ****73.0%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 82.9% for women. 82% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 61 (75%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (19%)

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

- Kanrari115 people
- Chakrawn Baga113 people
- Riwari Majithi112 people
- Baghar Sekra111 people
- Kahli110 people
- Kamahan Banjan109 people
- Pajerli Madhesh106 people
- Habbi105 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banar Kalan?173024
- How far is Banar Kalan from Nahan?79 km by road
- What is the population of Banar Kalan?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banar Kalan in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banar Kalan?92.2% (Census 2011)