# D.P.F. Kandakhai Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/d-p-f-kandakhai/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # D.P.F. Kandakhai D.P.F. Kandakhai is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **33 people in 6 households**, the 173rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 33people (2011) - 6households - 73.1%literacy - 171210PIN code ## D.P.F. Kandakhai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of D.P.F. Kandakhai is 171210.** D.P.F. Kandakhai falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025925 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is D.P.F. Kandakhai from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)166 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)66 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 D.P.F. Kandakhai? 3 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Kandakhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manewati - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manewati - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - 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 D.P.F. Kandakhai known for? The main crops are **tomato and wheat**. About 8% of the 79 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 D.P.F. Kandakhai Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Kandakhai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Kandakhai · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **55% Tap water ****33%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **72% Use banking services ****17%** **79% Television ****17%** **41% Mobile phone ****50%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****50%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **90% 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 D.P.F. Kandakhai? ■ D.P.F. Kandakhai · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500** **954 Working population ****51.5%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 15 (88%) · **■** Marginal 2 (12%) 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 Nerua - D.P.F. Gorar38 people - Up Mahal Sheergha38 people - Up Mahal Suna38 people - Kounthali37 people - Up Mahal Guahan33 people - D.P.F Sarahn32 people - Up Mahal Bawi32 people - D.P.F Pawna27 people [All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Kandakhai?171210 - How far is D.P.F. Kandakhai from Shimla?166 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Kandakhai?33 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Kandakhai in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Kandakhai?73.1% (Census 2011)