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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Madan Singh
Contact: 95****7437
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- LGD code
- 7643
- Pincode
- 176302
- Post office
- Chowari
- Population
- 310
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 61.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1053 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 183
Census 2011 · in context
How Banet (302) compares
By population, Banet (302) ranks #48 of 97 villages in Sihunta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.3%
−5.7% vs mandal average
- Banet (302)
- 61.3%
- Sihunta mandal
- 67.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,053
+22 vs mandal average
- Banet (302)
- 1,053
- Sihunta mandal
- 1,031
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Banet (302)
- 4.6
- Sihunta mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banet (302) at a glance
Banet (302) is a village of 310 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Sihunta tehsil, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, the 48th-largest of 97 villages in Sihunta tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,053 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176302, served by Chowari post office; the LGD village code is 7643. The sarpanch is Madan Singh. The population is estimated at 365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhroon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banet (302) · this village | 310 | 61% | — |
| Kiyod (272) · Sihunta | 451 | 62% | — |
| Dharoon (303) · Sihunta | 259 | 58% | — |
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Notice board · Banet (302)
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Key facts — Banet (302)
- LGD code
- 7643
- Pincode
- 176302
- Post office
- Chowari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 310
- Population (projected 2026)
- 365
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1053
- Literacy rate
- 61.3%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Madan Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Sihunta
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176302
- Kuthehad (213)Bhattiyat mandal803 pop
- Maluda (94)Dalhousie mandal799 pop
- Manhuta (265)Sihunta mandal796 pop
- Kathet (237)Sihunta mandal783 pop
- Malunda (204)Bhattiyat mandal763 pop
- Jandrog (258)Bhattiyat mandal762 pop
- Chalahdi (240)Bhattiyat mandal736 pop
- Siyun (259)Sihunta mandal674 pop
- Gulahad (221)Bhattiyat mandal629 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Banet (302)
Other villages in Sihunta mandal
View all 60+ →- Hatli (345)
- Sihunta Jarei (300a)
- Chhalara (311)
- Garnota (293)
- Khanoda (269)
- Jasur (277)
- Motla (316)
- Kamla (294)
- Tikri (279)
- Balana (338)
- Binna (267)
- Gola (342)
- Dungru (299)
- Tundi Jarei (270a)
- Samot (276a)
- Bharadi (273)
- Dramnala (327a)
- Manhuta (265)
- Kathet (237)
- Dukhar (275)
- Sarog (297)
- Siyun (259)
- Godhra (266)
- Duppar (292)
- Falahad (238)
- Basolda (321)
- Thulel (336)
- Kaswa Sihunta (300B)
- Panjla (268)
- Chauntlu (271)
- Adhwar (274)
- Bhujjal (291)
- Parasyara (261)
- Kiyod (272)
- Surpada (278)
- Dhrwai (290)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)