# Kanganwal Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Kanganwal

Kanganwal is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **464 people in 88 households**, the 73rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 464people (2011)
- 88households
- 82.1%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Kanganwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanganwal is 174101.** Kanganwal falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020909

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

## How far is Kanganwal from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)87 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)5 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 Kanganwal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanganwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nalagarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kanganwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 51% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Kanganwal

Of every 100 households in Kanganwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Kanganwal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**51%

Tap water ****84%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**66%

Use banking services ****94%**

**82%

Television ****88%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**84%

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 Kanganwal?

■ Kanganwal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**885

Working population ****67.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 73.9% for women. 68% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (30%) · **■** Marginal 87 (28%)

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 Nalagarh

- Radyali503 people
- Deoli499 people
- Jhajra484 people
- Saini Majra465 people
- Abhipur461 people
- Jagatpur458 people
- Khanoa456 people
- Dher Majra454 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanganwal?174101
- How far is Kanganwal from Solan?87 km by road
- What is the population of Kanganwal?464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanganwal in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanganwal?82.1% (Census 2011)
