# Kandar Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Kandar

Kandar is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174403**. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 142 households**, the 40th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 729people (2011)
- 142households
- 73.3%literacy
- 174403PIN code

## Kandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandar is 174403.** Kandar falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174403
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014304

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

## How far is Kandar from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)47 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)24 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 Kandar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jadol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Kandar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 20% of the 247 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 Kandar

Of every 100 households in Kandar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**75%

Use banking services ****78%**

**87%

Television ****61%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kandar?

■ Kandar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**926

Working population ****54.3%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 64.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 183 (46%) · **■** Marginal 82 (21%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Dhar789 people
- Khurahal767 people
- Thala754 people
- Jamla742 people
- Upperli Bahli714 people
- Bhant Rehar687 people
- Behna659 people
- Kangar644 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandar?174403
- How far is Kandar from Mandi?47 km by road
- What is the population of Kandar?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandar in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandar?73.3% (Census 2011)