Village · Dadahu, Sirmaur # Kandal Kandal is a village in Dadahu sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 252 people in 44 households, the 23rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%. - 252 people (2011) - 44 households - 81.6% literacy - 173001 PIN code ## Kandal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kandal is 173001. Kandal falls in Dadahu sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173001 - Community development block Nahan - Census village code 023062 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kandal from nearby towns? - Dadahu (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 52 km by road - Nahan (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kandal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kandal; 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 - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bechar Kabag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Kandal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 6% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kandal Of every 100 households in Kandal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kandal · ■ Dadahu rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 93% - Toilet within the home 56% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 44% 27% - Tap water 93% 79% - Drinking water within premises 18% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 79% - Use banking services 64% 87% - Television 49% 51% - Mobile phone 78% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 9% 13% - Own their home 98% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kandal? ■ Kandal · ■ Dadahu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.6% 79.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1066 962 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 952 - Working population 70.6% 61.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 78.9% for women. 71% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 149 (84%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 25 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dadahu - Shiru Maila 268 people - Bhaynkar Siyun 267 people - Dagyon 264 people - Parara 258 people - Birla 249 people - Dauhn 236 people - Narayan 227 people - Bana Koti 224 people All 73 villages in Dadahu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandal? 173001 - How far is Kandal from Nahan? 52 km by road - What is the population of Kandal? 252 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandal in? Sirmaur district (Dadahu sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kandal? 81.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/dadahu/kandal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.