# Kandhwara Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Kandhwara

Kandhwara is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 98 households**, the 28th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 491people (2011)
- 98households
- 67.6%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Kandhwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandhwara is 176321.** Kandhwara falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007182

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

## How far is Kandhwara from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)80 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 Kandhwara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kandhwara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 22% of the 262 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 Kandhwara

Of every 100 households in Kandhwara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kandhwara · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**60%

Tap water ****73%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**88%

Television ****44%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Kandhwara?

■ Kandhwara · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**990

Working population ****76.6%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 52.0% for women. 74% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 254 (68%)

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 Saluni

- Sunuh516 people
- Danun515 people
- Thaloga513 people
- Bari503 people
- Purhan490 people
- Surela Pukhri483 people
- Kundi474 people
- Bhuraul461 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandhwara?176321
- How far is Kandhwara from Chamba?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kandhwara?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhwara in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhwara?67.6% (Census 2011)