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

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Benu

Benu is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171532**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 55 households**, the 35th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 261people (2011)
- 55households
- 87.1%literacy
- 171532PIN code

## Benu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benu is 171532.** Benu falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171532
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022434

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

## How far is Benu from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)29 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)29 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 Benu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Benu; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalhog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Benu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 40% of the 55 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 Benu

Of every 100 households in Benu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Benu · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**18%

Tap water ****80%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****75%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Benu?

■ Benu · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**917

Working population ****60.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 78.9% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 124 (78%)

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

- Katoh284 people
- Tikkari283 people
- Sharer278 people
- Kiari272 people
- Kalhog259 people
- Kahla249 people
- Sainj249 people
- Tananji248 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benu?171532
- How far is Benu from Solan?29 km by road
- What is the population of Benu?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benu in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Benu?87.1% (Census 2011)