# Kanfara Village, Naina Devi, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Naina Devi, Bilaspur 

# Kanfara

Kanfara is a village in Naina Devi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174201**. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 111 households**, the 23rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 513people (2011)
- 111households
- 74.7%literacy
- 174201PIN code

## Kanfara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanfara is 174201.** Kanfara falls in Naina Devi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174201
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019570

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

## How far is Kanfara from nearby towns?

- Swarghat (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)6 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 Kanfara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kanfara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salao
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Moder
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nangal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kanfara known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 19% of the 238 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 Kanfara

Of every 100 households in Kanfara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanfara · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**67%

Tap water ****84%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****77%**

**80%

Television ****52%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kanfara?

■ Kanfara · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**892

Working population ****72.7%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 62.7% for women. 70% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (12%) · **■** Other work 116 (31%) · **■** Marginal 213 (57%)

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 Naina Devi

- Mayoth566 people
- Khulmi551 people
- Samtehn538 people
- Nilan531 people
- Beharrha499 people
- Jandauri496 people
- Saloa489 people
- Palsed488 people

[All 169 villages in Naina Devi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/naina-devi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanfara?174201
- How far is Kanfara from Bilaspur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kanfara?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanfara in?Bilaspur district (Naina Devi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanfara?74.7% (Census 2011)