# Kanhech Village, Rajgarh, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur 

# Kanhech

Kanhech is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173101**. The 2011 Census counted **300 people in 53 households**, the 72nd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 300people (2011)
- 53households
- 90.0%literacy
- 173101PIN code

## Kanhech PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanhech is 173101.** Kanhech falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173101
- Community development blockRajgarh
- Census village code022595

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

## How far is Kanhech from nearby towns?

- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)106 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)6 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 Kanhech?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhech; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajgarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Kanhech known for?

About 15% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kanhech

Of every 100 households in Kanhech in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanhech · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**43%

Tap water ****49%**

**80%

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

**22%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****84%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

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 Kanhech?

■ Kanhech · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****560**

**926

Working population ****82.0%**

**71.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 84.6% for women. 82% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (24%) · **■** Other work 24 (10%) · **■** Marginal 163 (66%)

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 Rajgarh

- Jalag Jagher311 people
- Kufar Matlori304 people
- Bohl Tallia301 people
- Thara301 people
- Sanora296 people
- Chakhal Dungi Ser289 people
- Pirag287 people
- Laharab285 people

[All 140 villages in Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanhech?173101
- How far is Kanhech from Nahan?106 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhech?300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhech in?Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhech?90.0% (Census 2011)