# Kangahan Village, Dadahu, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dadahu, Sirmaur 

# Kangahan

Kangahan is a village in Dadahu sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **38 people in 8 households**, the 68th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 38people (2011)
- 8households
- 90.9%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Kangahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kangahan is 173001.** Kangahan falls in Dadahu sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023059

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

## How far is Kangahan from nearby towns?

- Dadahu (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)68 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)68 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 Kangahan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kangahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bechar Kabag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Kangahan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 20% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kangahan

Of every 100 households in Kangahan in 2011, 75 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kangahan · ■ Dadahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

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

**34%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****12%**

**87%

Television ****12%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****38%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Kangahan?

■ Kangahan · ■ Dadahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**952

Working population ****86.8%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.2% for women. 94% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 33 (100%)

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 Dadahu

- Noti67 people
- Ganu51 people
- Gugal43 people
- Bhartiya Kharar41 people
- Sainj37 people
- Kamlar32 people
- Kaba27 people
- Debari Ratari13 people

[All 73 villages in Dadahu](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/dadahu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kangahan?173001
- How far is Kangahan from Nahan?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kangahan?38 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangahan in?Sirmaur district (Dadahu sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kangahan?90.9% (Census 2011)