# Hiwan Kalan Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Hiwan Kalan

Hiwan Kalan is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173207**. The 2011 Census counted **57 people in 10 households**, the 190th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 57people (2011)
- 10households
- 84.3%literacy
- 173207PIN code

## Hiwan Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hiwan Kalan is 173207.** Hiwan Kalan falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173207
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022224

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

## How far is Hiwan Kalan from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)55 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)20 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 Hiwan Kalan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwan Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanayari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanayari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Hiwan Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 15% of the 31 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 Hiwan Kalan

Of every 100 households in Hiwan Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Hiwan Kalan · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**18%

Tap water ****90%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Hiwan Kalan?

■ Hiwan Kalan · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****781**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****57.9%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 68.2% for women. 50% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (27%) · **■** Other work 22 (67%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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 Kandaghat

- Kharanji59 people
- Mehli59 people
- Gadhog58 people
- Nataila58 people
- Kumharari55 people
- Laliana55 people
- Sona Khurd55 people
- Gara53 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hiwan Kalan?173207
- How far is Hiwan Kalan from Solan?55 km by road
- What is the population of Hiwan Kalan?57 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiwan Kalan in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hiwan Kalan?84.3% (Census 2011)