Village · Palampur, Kangra
# Kanial Kar

Kanial Kar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176072. The 2011 Census counted 369 people in 82 households, the 188th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 369 people (2011)
- 82 households
- 88.9% literacy
- 176072 PIN code

## Kanial Kar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kanial Kar is 176072. Kanial Kar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176072
- Community development block Sulah
- Census village code 011721

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kanial Kar from nearby towns?
- Palampur (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kanial Kar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kanial Kar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khaira Uparla
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Kanial Kar known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 79% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kanial Kar

Of every 100 households in Kanial Kar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kanial Kar · ■ Palampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 99%
- Toilet within the home 100% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 10%
- Tap water 100% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 93% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 87% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 13% 45%
- Use banking services 100% 96%
- Television 98% 87%
- Mobile phone 84% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 4%
- Two-wheeler 16% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 10%
- None of these assets 0% 5%
- Own their home 96% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kanial Kar?

■ Kanial Kar · ■ Palampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.9% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 682 912
- Working population 29.0% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 85.3% for women. 40% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Household industry 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 31 (29%) · ■ Marginal 71 (66%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur
- Gujrehra 386 people
- Lahaman 384 people
- Odar 379 people
- Malenta 378 people
- Jandarda 367 people
- Asanpat 364 people
- Malog 364 people
- Seotu Uparla 362 people

All 409 villages in Palampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kanial Kar? 176072
- How far is Kanial Kar from Dharmsala? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Kanial Kar? 369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanial Kar in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanial Kar? 88.9% (Census 2011)

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