Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Kandiyal

Kandiyal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184148. The 2011 Census counted 369 people in 69 households, the 109th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 369 people (2011)
- 69 households
- 91.6% literacy
- 184148 PIN code

## Kandiyal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kandiyal is 184148. Kandiyal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184148
- Gram panchayat Pansar
- Community development block Hiranagar
- Census village code 002141

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

## How far is Kandiyal from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kandiyal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kandiyal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Marheen
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kandiyal known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 76% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kandiyal

Of every 100 households in Kandiyal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandiyal · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 3% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 78%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 88% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 63%
- Use banking services 98% 87%
- Television 81% 70%
- Mobile phone 87% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 31% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 3% 11%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Kandiyal?

■ Kandiyal · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 91.6% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 818 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 488 765
- Working population 24.9% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 87.0% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 39 (42%) · ■ Other work 53 (58%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Ladwal 408 people
- Langriyal 393 people
- Sherpur Pain 388 people
- Jugial 372 people
- Basi Jamwal 360 people
- Bhagwal 356 people
- Balahn Bala 355 people
- Chak Kahna 353 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kandiyal? 184148
- How far is Kandiyal from Kathua? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Kandiyal? 369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandiyal in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kandiyal? 91.6% (Census 2011)

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