# Kand Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Kand

Kand is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176057**. The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 87 households**, the 87th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 395people (2011)
- 87households
- 80.2%literacy
- 176057PIN code

## Kand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kand is 176057.** Kand falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176057
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009549

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

## How far is Kand from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)3 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 Kand?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kand; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Kand known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 40% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kand

Of every 100 households in Kand in 2011, 97 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Kand · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**40%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****85%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**9%

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

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**91%

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 Kand?

■ Kand · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**917

Working population ****46.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 69.6% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (69%) · **■** Marginal 53 (29%)

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 Dharmsala

- Uperla Sukar428 people
- Pandtehr420 people
- Uthargaran414 people
- Jhikla Odar401 people
- Barnet378 people
- Braih377 people
- Gharopura366 people
- Jule366 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kand?176057
- How far is Kand from Dharmsala?3 km by road
- What is the population of Kand?395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kand in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kand?80.2% (Census 2011)