# Kandhar Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Kandhar

Kandhar is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172101**. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 79 households**, the 74th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 339people (2011)
- 79households
- 76.3%literacy
- 172101PIN code

## Kandhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandhar is 172101.** Kandhar falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172101
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023513

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

## How far is Kandhar from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)166 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)44 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 Kandhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kandhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kandhar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 4% of the 604 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 Kandhar

Of every 100 households in Kandhar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandhar · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

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

**57%

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

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**43%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****49%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****91%**

**79%

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 Kandhar?

■ Kandhar · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**919

Working population ****75.5%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 68.1% for women. 76% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 103 (40%)

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 Rampur

- Darshal349 people
- Julikot348 people
- Majhali347 people
- Masarna Kareri340 people
- Barkeli338 people
- Kotla338 people
- Runpu338 people
- Radoli Sharnali331 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandhar?172101
- How far is Kandhar from Shimla?166 km by road
- What is the population of Kandhar?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhar in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhar?76.3% (Census 2011)