# Tantha Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Tantha

Tantha is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **511 people in 125 households**, the 48th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 511people (2011)
- 125households
- 86.6%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Tantha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tantha is 174026.** Tantha falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code019037

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

## How far is Tantha from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Ghumarwin (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 Tantha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taliana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Tantha known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 44% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Tantha

Of every 100 households in Tantha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tantha · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**20%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**83%

Use banking services ****94%**

**90%

Television ****72%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Tantha?

■ Tantha · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**873

Working population ****59.5%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 79.3% for women. 55% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (29%) · **■** Marginal 127 (42%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Kuh532 people
- Machhwan532 people
- Behal Nawanny520 people
- Kathalag518 people
- Palthin488 people
- Galasin485 people
- Taliana484 people
- Ladda463 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tantha?174026
- How far is Tantha from Bilaspur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Tantha?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tantha in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tantha?86.6% (Census 2011)