# Banehar Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Banehar

Banehar is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 16 households**, the 161st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 80people (2011)
- 16households
- 75.7%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Banehar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banehar is 173217.** Banehar falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022488

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

## How far is Banehar from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)24 km by road
- Solan (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 Banehar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Banehar; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chauhra
- ○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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Banehar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 13% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Banehar

Of every 100 households in Banehar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Banehar · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**63%

Use banking services ****88%**

**93%

Television ****94%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Banehar?

■ Banehar · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**87.1%

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

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**917

Working population ****67.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 69.4% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (31%) · **■** Other work 8 (15%) · **■** Marginal 29 (54%)

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 Kandaghat

- Anji Kolian82 people
- Chandoli82 people
- Kanholi82 people
- Kohla81 people
- Than80 people
- Sainj79 people
- Bhola78 people
- Dharin78 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banehar?173217
- How far is Banehar from Solan?24 km by road
- What is the population of Banehar?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banehar in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banehar?75.7% (Census 2011)