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

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Kandhi

Kandhi is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175123**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 107 households**, the 29th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 557people (2011)
- 107households
- 67.0%literacy
- 175123PIN code

## Kandhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandhi is 175123.** Kandhi falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175123
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code015027

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

## How far is Kandhi from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)109 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)109 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 Kandhi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banjar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Kandhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 11% of the 267 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 Kandhi

Of every 100 households in Kandhi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandhi · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**34%

Tap water ****20%**

**92%

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

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**90%

Television ****14%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Kandhi?

■ Kandhi · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1516**

**993

Working population ****80.1%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 53.4% for women. 84% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 282 (63%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 154 (35%)

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

- Samalwas588 people
- Thata585 people
- Chalot575 people
- Sudhrani564 people
- Dobha551 people
- Didar528 people
- Kun522 people
- Bagi515 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 Kandhi?175123
- How far is Kandhi from Mandi?109 km by road
- What is the population of Kandhi?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhi in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhi?67.0% (Census 2011)