# Kakara Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Kakara

Kakara is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173222**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 22 households**, the 88th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 141people (2011)
- 22households
- 86.7%literacy
- 173222PIN code

## Kakara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakara is 173222.** Kakara falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173222
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022256

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

## How far is Kakara from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)44 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)24 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 Kakara?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mamlig
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mamlig
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Kakara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 15% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kakara

Of every 100 households in Kakara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Kakara · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**63%

Use banking services ****95%**

**93%

Television ****86%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**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 Kakara?

■ Kakara · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**917

Working population ****58.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.2% for women. 51% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 23 (28%) · **■** Marginal 55 (67%)

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

- Mahi147 people
- Malga144 people
- Khajri142 people
- Ghalai141 people
- Shichra141 people
- Anji140 people
- Bhodan140 people
- Sanet139 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakara?173222
- How far is Kakara from Solan?44 km by road
- What is the population of Kakara?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakara in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kakara?86.7% (Census 2011)