Village · Jawali, Kangra # Kaniat Kaniat is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176021. The 2011 Census counted 712 people in 154 households, the 46th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 712 people (2011) - 154 households - 82.9% literacy - 176021 PIN code ## Kaniat PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kaniat is 176021. Kaniat falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176021 - Community development block Fatehpur - Census village code 009078 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kaniat from nearby towns? - Jawali (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 82 km by road - Nurpur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kaniat? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dasoli Upparli - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bharmad - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dehri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jachh - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kaniat known for? The main crops are wheat. About 76% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kaniat Of every 100 households in Kaniat in 2011, 99 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kaniat · ■ Jawali rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 98% - Toilet within the home 24% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 51% - Tap water 95% 94% - Drinking water within premises 44% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 66% - Use banking services 90% 96% - Television 67% 79% - Mobile phone 77% 75% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 21% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 11% 8% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kaniat? ■ Kaniat · ■ Jawali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.9% 86.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 845 1013 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 810 819 - Working population 24.3% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 41% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 16 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 60 (35%) · ■ Marginal 96 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jawali - Khabbal 773 people - Kharota 763 people - Mutlahr 732 people - Bag 713 people - Dhial 699 people - Sudran 679 people - Thangar 675 people - Jior Khas 668 people All 213 villages in Jawali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaniat? 176021 - How far is Kaniat from Dharmsala? 82 km by road - What is the population of Kaniat? 712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaniat in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kaniat? 82.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/kaniat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.