Village · Rampur, Shimla # Kandhri Kandhri is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172101. The 2011 Census counted 113 people in 28 households, the 128th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 113 people (2011) - 28 households - 94.0% literacy - 172101 PIN code ## Kandhri PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kandhri is 172101. Kandhri falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172101 - Community development block Rampur - Census village code 023517 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kandhri from nearby towns? - Rampur (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 174 km by road - Rampur (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kandhri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kandhri; 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 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ganwi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 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 Kandhri known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 10% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kandhri Of every 100 households in Kandhri in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kandhri · ■ Rampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 96% - Toilet within the home 18% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 40% - Tap water 96% 94% - Drinking water within premises 18% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 52% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 43% - Use banking services 96% 90% - Television 70% 68% - Mobile phone 85% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 4% 7% - None of these assets 7% 9% - Own their home 96% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kandhri? ■ Kandhri · ■ Rampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 94.0% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 794 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 625 919 - Working population 86.7% 54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.4% for men and 91.1% for women. 86% of men and 88% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (11%) · ■ Other work 7 (7%) · ■ Marginal 80 (82%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rampur - Kuni 124 people - Damrali 116 people - Chauka 114 people - Koshgar 114 people - Nala Khobar 109 people - Thanadhar 107 people - Kinfi 103 people - Rajpur 102 people All 220 villages in Rampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandhri? 172101 - How far is Kandhri from Shimla? 174 km by road - What is the population of Kandhri? 113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandhri in? Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kandhri? 94.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/kandhri/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.