Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Banar Banar is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 167 people in 36 households, the 119th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 167 people (2011) - 36 households - 83.0% literacy - 173001 PIN code ## Banar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banar is 173001. Banar falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173001 - Community development block Pachhad - Census village code 022929 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banar from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 35 km by road - Nahan (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Banar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Shampur - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gagal Sikor - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Banar known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and barley. About 13% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banar Of every 100 households in Banar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Banar · ■ Pachhad rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 58% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 42% 22% - Tap water 94% 72% - Drinking water within premises 89% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 81% - Use banking services 97% 90% - Television 72% 64% - Mobile phone 75% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 28% 9% - Car / jeep / van 3% 6% - None of these assets 14% 8% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banar? ■ Banar · ■ Pachhad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.0% 85.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 898 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 918 - Working population 35.3% 65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 78.1% for women. 67% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 49 (83%) · ■ Other work 10 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad - Chamrogi Ki Nahan 168 people - Chayola Bakanag 168 people - Dingari Dhini 168 people - Kothi Deb 168 people - Chhakrawag 167 people - Kanun Kurfar 167 people - Saro Manla 167 people - Jamlog 166 people All 263 villages in Pachhad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banar? 173001 - How far is Banar from Nahan? 35 km by road - What is the population of Banar? 167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banar in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Banar? 83.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/banar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.