# Kaniarka Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Kaniarka

Kaniarka is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 50 households**, the 39th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 318people (2011)
- 50households
- 78.2%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Kaniarka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007431

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

## How far is Kaniarka from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)55 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 Kaniarka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sherpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kaniarka known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 29% of the 93 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 Kaniarka

Of every 100 households in Kaniarka in 2011, 98 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kaniarka · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**36%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**89%

Television ****58%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Kaniarka?

■ Kaniarka · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**937

Working population ****51.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 136 (82%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (11%)

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

- Dhura Sapper332 people
- Chhunun330 people
- Frotka328 people
- Khaddi319 people
- Dramman311 people
- Ghural311 people
- Banikhet Jangal306 people
- Chambi304 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaniarka?176303
- How far is Kaniarka from Chamba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kaniarka?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaniarka in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaniarka?78.2% (Census 2011)