# Kandei Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Kandei

Kandei is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **518 people in 112 households**, the 14th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 518people (2011)
- 112households
- 77.5%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Kandei PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandei is 176303.** Kandei falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007357

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

## How far is Kandei from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)43 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)14 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 Kandei?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kandei; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samleu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Kandei known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 29% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Kandei

Of every 100 households in Kandei in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kandei · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**63%

Use banking services ****88%**

**89%

Television ****68%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

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

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kandei?

■ Kandei · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**937

Working population ****55.6%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 64.8% for women. 52% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (32%) · **■** Marginal 103 (36%)

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

- Bhatoli671 people
- Bugdhar613 people
- Bathri Jarai534 people
- Kutpalyana524 people
- Kalatope R.F.507 people
- Guniala496 people
- Balera486 people
- Lahar469 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandei?176303
- How far is Kandei from Chamba?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kandei?518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandei in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandei?77.5% (Census 2011)