# Kandha Village, Bali Chowki, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Kandha

Kandha is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175106**. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 152 households**, the 10th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 789people (2011)
- 152households
- 78.7%literacy
- 175106PIN code

## Kandha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandha is 175106.** Kandha falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175106
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code015003

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

## How far is Kandha from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)72 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)72 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 Kandha?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khanni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banjar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thalaut
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Kandha known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 26% of the 287 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 Kandha

Of every 100 households in Kandha in 2011, 85 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandha · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**34%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****50%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

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 Kandha?

■ Kandha · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**993

Working population ****58.0%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 421 (92%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%)

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 Bali Chowki

- Mani869 people
- Bagi835 people
- Panjain823 people
- Khanni807 people
- Guran781 people
- Basunghi780 people
- Kholanal743 people
- Ghat715 people

[All 156 villages in Bali Chowki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandha?175106
- How far is Kandha from Mandi?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kandha?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandha in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandha?78.7% (Census 2011)