# D.P.F. Kanas Village, Nihri, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# D.P.F. Kanas

D.P.F. Kanas is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175038**. The 2011 Census counted **31 people in 8 households**, the 154th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 31people (2011)
- 8households
- 63.0%literacy
- 175038PIN code

## D.P.F. Kanas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of D.P.F. Kanas is 175038.** D.P.F. Kanas falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175038
- Community development blockKarsog
- Census village code015635

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

## How far is D.P.F. Kanas from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)79 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)59 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 D.P.F. Kanas?

2 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Kanas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nihri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nihri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 D.P.F. Kanas known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 3% of the 302 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 D.P.F. Kanas

Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Kanas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ D.P.F. Kanas · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**48%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**70%

Television ****75%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

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 D.P.F. Kanas?

■ D.P.F. Kanas · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****632**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**964

Working population ****67.7%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 30.0% for women. 63% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Nihri

- Chhoti Khanyari35 people
- Labut35 people
- D.P.F.Gehru33 people
- Chahwach32 people
- Kandhi - II31 people
- D.P.F. Kuftu30 people
- Khil30 people
- Chhol29 people

[All 274 villages in Nihri](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/nihri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Kanas?175038
- How far is D.P.F. Kanas from Mandi?79 km by road
- What is the population of D.P.F. Kanas?31 (Census 2011)
- Which district is D.P.F. Kanas in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Kanas?63.0% (Census 2011)
