# Kandhar Ghat Village, Seoni, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni, Shimla 

# Kandhar Ghat

Kandhar Ghat is a village in Seoni sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171018**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 50 households**, the 46th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 248people (2011)
- 50households
- 84.1%literacy
- 171018PIN code

## Kandhar Ghat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandhar Ghat is 171018.** Kandhar Ghat falls in Seoni sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171018
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code024126

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

## How far is Kandhar Ghat from nearby towns?

- Seoni (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Seoni (nearest town)30 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 Ghat?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Ghat known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 15% of the 183 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 Ghat

Of every 100 households in Kandhar Ghat in 2011, 96 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kandhar Ghat · ■ Seoni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****48%**

**87%

Television ****86%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Ghat?

■ Kandhar Ghat · ■ Seoni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**959

Working population ****27.4%**

**60.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 7 (10%) · **■** Other work 28 (41%) · **■** Marginal 33 (49%)

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 Seoni

- Garkahan253 people
- Kadog253 people
- Chauki251 people
- Jamog250 people
- Chalahal245 people
- Nin243 people
- Jahndar239 people
- Mandri239 people

[All 235 villages in Seoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/seoni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandhar Ghat?171018
- How far is Kandhar Ghat from Shimla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kandhar Ghat?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhar Ghat in?Shimla district (Seoni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhar Ghat?84.1% (Census 2011)