Village · Nihri, Mandi
# Kandhi-I

Kandhi-I is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175031. The 2011 Census counted 135 people in 41 households, the 104th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.
- 135 people (2011)
- 41 households
- 78.0% literacy
- 175031 PIN code

## Kandhi-I PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kandhi-I is 175031. Kandhi-I falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175031
- Community development block Gohar
- Census village code 015721

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kandhi-I from nearby towns?
- Nihri (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 78 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town) 53 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kandhi-I?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jhungi
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jhungi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kandhi-I known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and potato. About 39% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kandhi-I

Of every 100 households in Kandhi-I in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandhi-I · ■ Nihri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 56% 71%
- No toilet (open defecation) 39% 28%
- Tap water 100% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 94%
- Use banking services 58% 70%
- Television 68% 56%
- Mobile phone 42% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 22% 18%
- Own their home 83% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kandhi-I?

■ Kandhi-I · ■ Nihri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.0% 75.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1288 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 964
- Working population 63.0% 64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 15 (18%) · ■ Marginal 8 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nihri
- Neri Roperu 138 people
- Parali 138 people
- Kharti 137 people
- Khil 137 people
- Ukri 134 people
- Bhaka 133 people
- D.P.F.Bag 133 people
- Tarad 133 people

All 274 villages in Nihri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kandhi-I? 175031
- How far is Kandhi-I from Mandi? 78 km by road
- What is the population of Kandhi-I? 135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhi-I in? Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhi-I? 78.0% (Census 2011)

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