Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Benta Benta is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173024. The 2011 Census counted 49 people in 10 households, the 238th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 49 people (2011) - 10 households - 90.0% literacy - 173024 PIN code ## Benta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Benta is 173024. Benta falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173024 - Community development block Pachhad - Census village code 022888 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Benta from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 69 km by road - Nahan (nearest town) 69 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Benta? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Benta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bagar - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mangarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Benta known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. About 19% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Benta Of every 100 households in Benta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Benta · ■ Pachhad rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 50% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 22% - Tap water 10% 72% - Drinking water within premises 10% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81% - Use banking services 100% 90% - Television 50% 64% - Mobile phone 60% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 20% 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 Benta? ■ Benta · ■ Pachhad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.0% 85.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 918 - Working population 83.7% 65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.0% for men and 85.0% for women. 81% of men and 87% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (98%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad - Kundlu 58 people - Naun Jagoti 57 people - Achhla Chhandar 55 people - Dabhur 50 people - Kyar Dabhot 49 people - Gadaul Bhartiya 46 people - Kochharwa Kadakan 45 people - Paprana 44 people All 263 villages in Pachhad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benta? 173024 - How far is Benta from Nahan? 69 km by road - What is the population of Benta? 49 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benta in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Benta? 90.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/benta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.