# Kas Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Kas

Kas is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 210 households**, the 19th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 934people (2011)
- 210households
- 83.0%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Kas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kas is 176120.** Kas falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013389

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

## How far is Kas from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)72 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)12 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 Kas?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhararu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kas known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 37% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Kas

Of every 100 households in Kas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kas · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**10%

Tap water ****95%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**66%

Use banking services ****97%**

**95%

Television ****77%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kas?

■ Kas · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**909

Working population ****26.7%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 75.6% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 77 (31%) · **■** Marginal 162 (65%)

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 Jogindarnagar

- Awair966 people
- Guma956 people
- Bhaterh954 people
- Kohra947 people
- Badehr912 people
- Chalharg900 people
- Saten863 people
- Jalpehr850 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kas?176120
- How far is Kas from Mandi?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kas?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kas in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kas?83.0% (Census 2011)