# Kantha Village, Kalol, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/kalol/kantha/ Village · Kalol, Gandhinagar # Kantha Kantha is a village in Kalol sub-district of Gandhinagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **382735**. The 2011 Census counted **2,989 people in 637 households**, the 26th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%. - 2,989people (2011) - 637households - 76.7%literacy - 382735PIN code ## Kantha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kantha is 382735.** Kantha falls in Kalol sub-district, Gandhinagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code382735 - Gram panchayatKantha - Community development blockKalol - Census village code511139 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kantha from nearby towns? - Kalol (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Gandhinagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Kalol (nearest town)17 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 Kantha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kantha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalol - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalol - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalol - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kantha known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and castor**. About 90% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Kantha Of every 100 households in Kantha in 2011, 90 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kantha · ■ Kalol rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****44%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **52% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **64% Use banking services ****51%** **54% Television ****54%** **56% Mobile phone ****57%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****23%** **19% Own their home ****86%** **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 Kantha? ■ Kantha · ■ Kalol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **81.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **851 Working population ****31.0%** **39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 267 (29%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 Kalol - Dingucha3,284 people - Jaspur3,233 people - Amaja3,035 people - Vansajada3,035 people - Nasmed2,879 people - Mokhasan2,841 people - Khatraj2,508 people - Dhanaj2,333 people [All 64 villages in Kalol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/kalol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kantha?382735 - How far is Kantha from Gandhinagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Kantha?2,989 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kantha in?Gandhinagar district (Kalol sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Kantha?76.7% (Census 2011)