# Kanhar Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Kanhar

Kanhar is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 32 households**, the 63rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 164people (2011)
- 32households
- 85.3%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Kanhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007322

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

## How far is Kanhar from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)45 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 Kanhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sapan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kanhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 13% of the 132 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 Kanhar

Of every 100 households in Kanhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kanhar · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

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

**20%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**92%

Television ****84%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

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 Kanhar?

■ Kanhar · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**965

Working population ****57.3%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 80.6% for women. 54% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (26%) · **■** Other work 12 (13%) · **■** Marginal 58 (62%)

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

- Panjola180 people
- Gri Jindu178 people
- Gul169 people
- Khilgran165 people
- Jandrera163 people
- Khal161 people
- Jutrahan133 people
- Gahua126 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanhar?176308
- How far is Kanhar from Chamba?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhar?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhar in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhar?85.3% (Census 2011)