Village · Amb, Una
# Kanshi Pur

Kanshi Pur is a village in Amb sub-district of Una district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177202. The 2011 Census counted 1,630 people in 327 households, the 25th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.
- 1,630 people (2011)
- 327 households
- 88.3% literacy
- 177202 PIN code

## Kanshi Pur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kanshi Pur is 177202. Kanshi Pur falls in Amb sub-district, Una district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177202
- Community development block Amb
- Census village code 018153

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kanshi Pur from nearby towns?
- Amb (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Una (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Gagret (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kanshi Pur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanshi Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shivpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Daulatpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Una
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanshi Pur known for?

The main crops are maize, mustard seed and wheat. About 56% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kanshi Pur

Of every 100 households in Kanshi Pur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanshi Pur · ■ Amb rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 97%
- Toilet within the home 71% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 36%
- Tap water 87% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 54% 63%
- Use banking services 95% 91%
- Television 85% 82%
- Mobile phone 75% 74%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 33% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 6%
- None of these assets 3% 6%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kanshi Pur?

■ Kanshi Pur · ■ Amb rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.3% 88.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 987
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 654 858
- Working population 32.0% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 81.4% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 67 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 171 (33%) · ■ Marginal 279 (53%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Amb
- Nandpur 1,714 people
- Kathiari 1,679 people
- Mawa Kahola Upperli 1,670 people
- Gondpur Banehra Upperla 1,630 people
- Charuru 1,619 people
- Kuthera Jaswala Nichla 1,598 people
- Sanghanai 1,597 people
- Kaloh 1,585 people

All 252 villages in Amb

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kanshi Pur? 177202
- How far is Kanshi Pur from Una? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Kanshi Pur? 1,630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanshi Pur in? Una district (Amb sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanshi Pur? 88.3% (Census 2011)

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