# Kangar Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Kangar

Kangar is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 132 households**, the 44th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 644people (2011)
- 132households
- 82.5%literacy
- 174401PIN code

## Kangar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kangar is 174401.** Kangar falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174401
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014320

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

## How far is Kangar from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)34 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)11 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 Kangar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Kangar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 38% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Kangar

Of every 100 households in Kangar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kangar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**20%

Tap water ****93%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****78%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

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

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kangar?

■ Kangar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**926

Working population ****47.4%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 74.1% for women. 46% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (16%) · **■** Marginal 210 (69%)

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

- Kandar729 people
- Upperli Bahli714 people
- Bhant Rehar687 people
- Behna659 people
- Panjolath642 people
- Gamohu608 people
- Jugahan599 people
- Jai Devi589 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kangar?174401
- How far is Kangar from Mandi?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kangar?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangar in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kangar?82.5% (Census 2011)