# Kandhay Village, Abdasa, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Abdasa, Kachchh 

# Kandhay

Kandhay is a village in Abdasa sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370650**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 42 households**, the 111th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 172people (2011)
- 42households
- 65.8%literacy
- 370650PIN code

## Kandhay PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandhay is 370650.** Kandhay falls in Abdasa sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370650
- Gram panchayatKandhay
- Community development blockAbdasa
- Census village code507116

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

## How far is Kandhay from nearby towns?

- Naliya (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)60 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 Kandhay?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kandhay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naliya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kothara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kandhay known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, pearlmillet/bajra and pulses**. About 42% of the 1,010 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kandhay

Of every 100 households in Kandhay in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kandhay · ■ Abdasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**52%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**76%

Use banking services ****45%**

**43%

Television ****55%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****55%**

**76%

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 Kandhay?

■ Kandhay · ■ Abdasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**910

Working population ****27.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (47%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Abdasa

- Navavas215 people
- Bhoa181 people
- Miyani175 people
- Dhunvai173 people
- Samanda166 people
- Daban154 people
- Nandhra Mota145 people
- Hamirpar140 people

[All 136 villages in Abdasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/abdasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandhay?370650
- How far is Kandhay from Bhuj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kandhay?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhay in?Kachchh district (Abdasa sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhay?65.8% (Census 2011)