# Kanda Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Kanda

Kanda is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 43 households**, the 34th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 247people (2011)
- 43households
- 78.3%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Kanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanda is 171217.** Kanda falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025621

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

## How far is Kanda from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)206 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)106 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 Kanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kupvi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kanda known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 25% of the 100 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 Kanda

Of every 100 households in Kanda in 2011, 79 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanda · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**92%

Television ****12%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kanda?

■ Kanda · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**972

Working population ****68.4%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 72.2% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 91 (54%) · **■** Other work 24 (14%) · **■** Marginal 54 (32%)

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 Cheta

- Sanat298 people
- Bauth285 people
- Up Muhal Baggi265 people
- Samvi257 people
- Tandoi225 people
- Dochi214 people
- Munalag211 people
- Up Muhal Dimi210 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanda?171217
- How far is Kanda from Shimla?206 km by road
- What is the population of Kanda?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanda in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanda?78.3% (Census 2011)