Village · Kumharsain, Shimla # Kanda Kanda is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171212. The 2011 Census counted 212 people in 46 households, the 74th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 212 people (2011) - 46 households - 80.1% literacy - 171212 PIN code ## Kanda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanda is 171212. Kanda falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171212 - Community development block Narkanda - Census village code 023818 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanda from nearby towns? - Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 110 km by road - Narkanda (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanda? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bara Gaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Kanda known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and pulses. About 16% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanda Of every 100 households in Kanda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kanda · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 92% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 18% - Tap water 100% 96% - Drinking water within premises 96% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 72% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 26% - Use banking services 94% 87% - Television 96% 77% - Mobile phone 94% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 6% 9% - None of these assets 4% 5% - Own their home 96% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanda? ■ Kanda · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.1% 84.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 455 935 - Working population 63.2% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 74.0% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (25%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 29 (22%) · ■ Marginal 68 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain - Damaur 227 people - Bhalari 222 people - Khekhar 217 people - Tepri 217 people - Jimu 209 people - Reog 205 people - Katheen 203 people - Karewati 202 people All 186 villages in Kumharsain ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanda? 171212 - How far is Kanda from Shimla? 110 km by road - What is the population of Kanda? 212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanda in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanda? 80.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/kanda-023818/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.