# Kakiana Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Kakiana

Kakiana is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 91 households**, the 22nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 435people (2011)
- 91households
- 73.6%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Kakiana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakiana is 176306.** Kakiana falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007473

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

## How far is Kakiana from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)37 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)19 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 Kakiana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kakiana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sherpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Kakiana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 20% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kakiana

Of every 100 households in Kakiana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kakiana · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**89%

Television ****51%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****20%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Kakiana?

■ Kakiana · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1153**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**937

Working population ****30.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 60.1% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (38%) · **■** Marginal 78 (58%)

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 Dalhousie

- Lahar469 people
- Chaltuhni464 people
- Mandyar462 people
- Dhundiara449 people
- Padhrotu426 people
- Darota425 people
- Belli422 people
- Kaphla416 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakiana?176306
- How far is Kakiana from Chamba?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kakiana?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakiana in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kakiana?73.6% (Census 2011)