# Kandar Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Kandar

Kandar is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 56 households**, the 43rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 186people (2011)
- 56households
- 67.1%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Kandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandar is 172115.** Kandar falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027111

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

## How far is Kandar from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)65 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 Kandar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 Kandar known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and ogla**. About 2% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kandar

Of every 100 households in Kandar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandar · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****87%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****77%**

**69%

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 Kandar?

■ Kandar · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**941

Working population ****71.0%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 48.7% for women. 73% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (36%) · **■** Marginal 14 (11%)

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 Nichar

- Kafaur213 people
- Shagarcha207 people
- Shilani202 people
- Raag Panung191 people
- Huri185 people
- Ponda172 people
- Homte160 people
- Kachrang160 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandar?172115
- How far is Kandar from Reckong Peo?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kandar?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandar in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandar?67.1% (Census 2011)