# Kanashi Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Kanashi

Kanashi is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **76 people in 12 households**, the 324th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 76people (2011)
- 12households
- 80.3%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Kanashi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanashi is 171209.** Kanashi falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025259

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

## How far is Kanashi from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)34 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)26 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 Kanashi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kanashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Satog
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jun. Chiyog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Kanashi known for?

The main crops are **chilly and maize**. About 4% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanashi

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

■ Kanashi · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

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

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**51%

Use banking services ****46%**

**75%

Television ****31%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****85%**

**88%

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 Kanashi?

■ Kanashi · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429**

**908

Working population ****59.2%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 50% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 19 (42%)

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 Theog

- Barwan78 people
- Sanghti78 people
- Didi76 people
- Jatain76 people
- Maliana76 people
- Dhano74 people
- Ghund Jangal Mahaduda74 people
- Up Muhal Bala74 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanashi?171209
- How far is Kanashi from Shimla?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kanashi?76 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanashi in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanashi?80.3% (Census 2011)