# Kachhwin Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Kachhwin

Kachhwin is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174311**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 83 households**, the 32nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 340people (2011)
- 83households
- 87.0%literacy
- 174311PIN code

## Kachhwin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kachhwin is 174311.** Kachhwin falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174311
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017709

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

## How far is Kachhwin from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)12 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 Kachhwin?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Kachhwin known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 28% of the 76 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 Kachhwin

Of every 100 households in Kachhwin in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kachhwin · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**77%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****86%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kachhwin?

■ Kachhwin · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1267**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**885

Working population ****50.0%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 80.4% for women. 42% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 153 (90%)

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 Dhatwal

- Karnera377 people
- Lakho366 people
- Khlawat350 people
- Kot346 people
- Janen335 people
- Kotla335 people
- Ghumarth329 people
- Magnoti321 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kachhwin?174311
- How far is Kachhwin from Hamirpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kachhwin?340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachhwin in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachhwin?87.0% (Census 2011)