# Banjan Village, Darlaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Darlaghat, Solan 

# Banjan

Banjan is a village in Darlaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171102**. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 42 households**, the 62nd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 181people (2011)
- 42households
- 80.5%literacy
- 171102PIN code

## Banjan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banjan is 171102.** Banjan falls in Darlaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171102
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020332

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

## How far is Banjan from nearby towns?

- Darlaghat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)84 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)24 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 Banjan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Banjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Banjan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 28% of the 78 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 Banjan

Of every 100 households in Banjan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Banjan · ■ Darlaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****93%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**59%

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

**20%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****98%**

**83%

Television ****71%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**11%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 Banjan?

■ Banjan · ■ Darlaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1479**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**923

Working population ****66.3%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 75.3% for women. 60% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (22%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 81 (68%)

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 Darlaghat

- Sohra Kanaitan190 people
- Padiar189 people
- Pojina187 people
- Thach185 people
- Soriya180 people
- Gatehr178 people
- Berl177 people
- Pansohra177 people

[All 195 villages in Darlaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banjan?171102
- How far is Banjan from Solan?84 km by road
- What is the population of Banjan?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjan in?Solan district (Darlaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banjan?80.5% (Census 2011)