# Banasar Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/banasar/ Village · Kasauli, Solan # Banasar Banasar is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173220**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 71 households**, the 33rd largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 342people (2011) - 71households - 81.2%literacy - 173220PIN code ## Banasar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banasar is 173220.** Banasar falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173220 - Community development blockDharampur - Census village code021728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banasar from nearby towns? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Solan (district HQ)43 km by road - Parwanoo (nearest town)11 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 Banasar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Banasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mozal - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gurkhal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Banasar known for? The main crops are **wheat, tomato and maize**. About 37% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Banasar Of every 100 households in Banasar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Banasar · ■ Kasauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **96% Toilet within the home ****25%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **22% Tap water ****77%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **42% Use banking services ****58%** **82% Television ****58%** **75% Mobile phone ****60%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****8%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **10% None of these assets ****17%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **60% 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 Banasar? ■ Banasar · ■ Kasauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829** **826 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **907 Working population ****79.5%** **47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 79% of men and 81% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (28%) · **■** Marginal 66 (24%) 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 Kasauli - Raro Paind378 people - Naraini364 people - Dewari361 people - Dochi345 people - Mashobra336 people - Nahun331 people - Mangoti325 people - Shalu Kalan324 people [All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banasar?173220 - How far is Banasar from Solan?43 km by road - What is the population of Banasar?342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banasar in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Banasar?81.2% (Census 2011)