# Kayan Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Kayan

Kayan is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175022**. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 26 households**, the 119th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 215people (2011)
- 26households
- 88.4%literacy
- 175022PIN code

## Kayan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kayan is 175022.** Kayan falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175022
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014295

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

## How far is Kayan from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)54 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)30 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 Kayan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kayan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhawal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kayan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 0% of the 107 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 Kayan

Of every 100 households in Kayan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Kayan · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**20%

Tap water ****62%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**53%

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

**23%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****75%**

**87%

Television ****62%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**7%

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

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kayan?

■ Kayan · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****156**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****84.7%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 72.0% for women. 91% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 157 (86%) · **■** Marginal 25 (14%)

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

- Nalu224 people
- Panjyog223 people
- Nawal218 people
- Kharloh216 people
- Ghiri208 people
- Kotla200 people
- Ghaoru187 people
- Bhagiyar185 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kayan?175022
- How far is Kayan from Mandi?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kayan?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kayan in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kayan?88.4% (Census 2011)