# Kandi Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Kandi

Kandi is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 86 households**, the 21st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 452people (2011)
- 86households
- 84.9%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Kandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandi is 176308.** Kandi falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007329

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

## How far is Kandi from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)31 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)50 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 Kandi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Kandi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 20% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kandi

Of every 100 households in Kandi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kandi · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**60%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**89%

Use banking services ****94%**

**92%

Television ****89%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kandi?

■ Kandi · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**965

Working population ****62.2%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 76.0% for women. 58% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (19%) · **■** Marginal 226 (80%)

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 Bhalai

- Tiari496 people
- Nadal490 people
- Dandi478 people
- Bhairoie471 people
- Sagoti439 people
- Seri415 people
- Bilauta410 people
- Hadla409 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandi?176308
- How far is Kandi from Chamba?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kandi?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandi in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandi?84.9% (Census 2011)