# Bani Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Bani

Bani is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 36 households**, the 77th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 161people (2011)
- 36households
- 84.5%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Bani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bani is 173215.** Bani falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022364

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

## How far is Bani from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)15 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 Bani?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deonda
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chhaonsha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bani known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 15% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bani

Of every 100 households in Bani in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bani · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**18%

Tap water ****91%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**63%

Use banking services ****88%**

**93%

Television ****66%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Bani?

■ Bani · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**917

Working population ****40.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 73.0% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (22%) · **■** Other work 36 (55%) · **■** Marginal 15 (23%)

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

- Nihara167 people
- Kothi166 people
- Damyari164 people
- Nagoan162 people
- Dunu160 people
- Bharech156 people
- Basheel154 people
- Dablog154 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bani?173215
- How far is Bani from Solan?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bani?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bani in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bani?84.5% (Census 2011)