# Kandyali Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kandyali

Kandyali is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 97 households**, the 17th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 490people (2011)
- 97households
- 74.5%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Kandyali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandyali is 171213.** Kandyali falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023987

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

## How far is Kandyali from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)5 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 Kandyali?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kandyali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 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 Kandyali known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 9% of the 272 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 Kandyali

Of every 100 households in Kandyali in 2011, 89 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kandyali · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**26%

Use banking services ****73%**

**87%

Television ****67%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****73%**

**87%

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 Kandyali?

■ Kandyali · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**935

Working population ****36.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 71.6% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 69 (39%)

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 Kumharsain

- Mangsu562 people
- Mogra527 people
- Shelag520 people
- Bhargaon500 people
- Shalota486 people
- Khaneti482 people
- Pharal475 people
- Barara467 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandyali?171213
- How far is Kandyali from Shimla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kandyali?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandyali in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandyali?74.5% (Census 2011)