Village · Kumharsain, Shimla # Kanda Kanda is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172030. The 2011 Census counted 265 people in 80 households, the 55th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 265 people (2011) - 80 households - 86.4% literacy - 172030 PIN code ## Kanda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanda is 172030. Kanda falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172030 - Community development block Narkanda - Census village code 023899 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanda from nearby towns? - Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 90 km by road - Narkanda (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanda? 10 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shamthla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 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 apple. About 42% of the 161 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, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kanda · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 97% - Toilet within the home 100% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 18% - Tap water 100% 96% - Drinking water within premises 20% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 94% 72% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 5% 26% - Use banking services 100% 87% - Television 79% 77% - Mobile phone 60% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 5% 3% - Car / jeep / van 4% 9% - None of these assets 6% 5% - Own their home 98% 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+) 86.4% 84.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1120 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 935 - Working population 30.2% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 80.2% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 63 (79%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain - Kirti 275 people - Nehri 275 people - Arot 274 people - Ghareawat 269 people - Phirnu 262 people - Bargal 258 people - Shamthla 258 people - Nahal 252 people All 186 villages in Kumharsain ## Other places named Kanda - Kanda · Sub-district, Bageshwar · 26,272 people - Kanda · Village, Jobat, Alirajpur · 2,845 people - Kanda · Village, Bhilwara, Bhilwara · 2,256 people - Kanda · Village, Jetpur Pavi, Vadodara · 1,952 people - Kanda · Village, Satwas, Dewas · 1,328 people - Kanda · Village, Shimla, Shimla · 850 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanda? 172030 - How far is Kanda from Shimla? 90 km by road - What is the population of Kanda? 265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanda in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanda? 86.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/kanda-023899/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.