# Kandala Village, SAS Nagar – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/kandala/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Kandala Kandala is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140308**. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 270 households**, the 31st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,309people (2011) - 270households - 79.6%literacy - 140308PIN code ## Kandala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandala is 140308.** Kandala falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140308 - Gram panchayatKandala - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039181 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandala from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)12 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)3 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 Kandala? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kandala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Kandala known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 95% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Kandala Of every 100 households in Kandala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Kandala · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****70%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **27% Tap water ****79%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **44% Use banking services ****78%** **70% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****60%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****54%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **15% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****91%** **85% 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 Kandala? ■ Kandala · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753** **833 Working population ****40.4%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 38 (7%) · **■** Other work 370 (70%) · **■** Marginal 53 (10%) 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 SAS Nagar - Raipur Kalan1,444 people - Hulka1,366 people - Gudana1,357 people - Saidpur1,310 people - Kambali1,306 people - Kailon1,304 people - Nadiali1,284 people - khanpur Bangar1,256 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandala?140308 - How far is Kandala from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?12 km by road - What is the population of Kandala?1,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandala in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kandala?79.6% (Census 2011)