# Karnathu Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Karnathu

Karnathu is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **574 people in 132 households**, the 60th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 574people (2011)
- 132households
- 71.9%literacy
- 176125PIN code

## Karnathu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karnathu is 176125.** Karnathu falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176125
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012083

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

## How far is Karnathu from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)27 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 Karnathu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karnathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Karnathu known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 13% of the 122 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 Karnathu

Of every 100 households in Karnathu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karnathu · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**84%

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

**15%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**50%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****44%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Karnathu?

■ Karnathu · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**904

Working population ****56.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 54% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (29%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Baijnath

- Suja597 people
- Hardi585 people
- Sahel584 people
- Sukaran580 people
- Mandehr Khurd564 people
- Narghor560 people
- Kunsal Upperli552 people
- Panjiala Uparla544 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karnathu?176125
- How far is Karnathu from Dharmsala?66 km by road
- What is the population of Karnathu?574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karnathu in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karnathu?71.9% (Census 2011)