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

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Banjni

Banjni is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 80 households**, the 12th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 445people (2011)
- 80households
- 89.9%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Banjni PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022440

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

## How far is Banjni from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)38 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)38 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 Banjni?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Banjni; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 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 Banjni known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and peas**. About 41% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Banjni

Of every 100 households in Banjni in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banjni · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

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

**80%

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

**18%

Tap water ****91%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**63%

Use banking services ****94%**

**93%

Television ****82%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**13%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Banjni?

■ Banjni · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**917

Working population ****57.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 84.7% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 139 (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

- Silhari637 people
- Damehr616 people
- Chohra563 people
- Bhuinra503 people
- Basha437 people
- Up Mohal Dhali434 people
- Satrol423 people
- Chhaosha417 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banjni?173217
- How far is Banjni from Solan?38 km by road
- What is the population of Banjni?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjni in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banjni?89.9% (Census 2011)