# Sanhech Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Sanhech

Sanhech is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 25 households**, the 105th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 126people (2011)
- 25households
- 89.6%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Sanhech PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sanhech is 173215.** Sanhech falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022391

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

## How far is Sanhech from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)12 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)12 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 Sanhech?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sanhech; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sanhech known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 15% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sanhech

Of every 100 households in Sanhech in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sanhech · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

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

**80%

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

**18%

Tap water ****92%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**63%

Use banking services ****88%**

**93%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Sanhech?

■ Sanhech · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****54.8%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 83.6% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 51 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 14 (20%)

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

- Khadar129 people
- Kathli128 people
- Lachhog127 people
- Palashta Panjrol127 people
- Poash125 people
- Kangti124 people
- Chayawog123 people
- Jethna123 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sanhech?173215
- How far is Sanhech from Solan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Sanhech?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanhech in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sanhech?89.6% (Census 2011)