# Kantha Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Kantha

Kantha is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **72 people in 9 households**, the 73rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 72people (2011)
- 9households
- 76.2%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Kantha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantha is 176308.** Kantha falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007315

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?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)48 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)40 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kantha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vajja
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 **wheat, maize and rajmah**. About 8% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantha · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****22%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

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 Kantha?

■ Kantha · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**965

Working population ****56.9%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 67.7% for women. 51% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (7%) · **■** Marginal 38 (93%)

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 Bhalai

- Thal117 people
- Lohad103 people
- Sangrut92 people
- Khaloh75 people
- Mandoh55 people
- Khajura50 people
- Taleru34 people
- Dei Kund18 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantha?176308
- How far is Kantha from Chamba?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kantha?72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantha in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kantha?76.2% (Census 2011)