# Kandhar Village, Darlaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/kandhar/ Village · Darlaghat, Solan # Kandhar Kandhar is a village in Darlaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171102**. The 2011 Census counted **521 people in 108 households**, the 14th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%. - 521people (2011) - 108households - 76.1%literacy - 171102PIN code ## Kandhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandhar is 171102.** Kandhar falls in Darlaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171102 - Community development blockKunihar - Census village code020288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandhar from nearby towns? - Darlaghat (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Solan (district HQ)112 km by road - Arki (nearest town)55 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kandhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 known for? The main crops are **maize, ginger and wheat**. About 11% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kandhar Of every 100 households in Kandhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kandhar · ■ Darlaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **99% Toilet within the home ****68%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **14% Tap water ****69%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **76% Use banking services ****64%** **83% Television ****66%** **79% Mobile phone ****71%** **81% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****13%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **86% 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? ■ Kandhar · ■ Darlaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **82.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241** **923 Working population ****57.2%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 67.1% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (29%) · **■** Marginal 202 (68%) 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 Darlaghat - Chhamla682 people - Daseran Bala627 people - Dhundan622 people - UP Mohal Thera538 people - Mohal Kanswala515 people - Nauni482 people - Neori473 people - Hawani Kol467 people [All 195 villages in Darlaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandhar?171102 - How far is Kandhar from Solan?112 km by road - What is the population of Kandhar?521 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandhar in?Solan district (Darlaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kandhar?76.1% (Census 2011)