# Gharthoon Village, Thural, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Thural, Kangra 

# Gharthoon

Gharthoon is a village in Thural sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176107**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 69 households**, the 27th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 273people (2011)
- 69households
- 87.1%literacy
- 176107PIN code

## Gharthoon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharthoon is 176107.** Gharthoon falls in Thural sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176107
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011098

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

## How far is Gharthoon from nearby towns?

- Thural (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)28 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 Gharthoon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gharthoon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kauna
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thural Naun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Gharthoon known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 21% of the 66 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 Gharthoon

Of every 100 households in Gharthoon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gharthoon · ■ Thural rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**12%

Tap water ****95%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**60%

Use banking services ****97%**

**97%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gharthoon?

■ Gharthoon · ■ Thural rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1202**

**1135

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**939

Working population ****30.4%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 84.2% for women. 43% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 38 (46%) · **■** Marginal 45 (54%)

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 Thural

- Umri296 people
- Kauna289 people
- Phulwar286 people
- Khajurnu284 people
- Balh Bhurian268 people
- Gharhella Kalan263 people
- Kandi256 people
- Ghur253 people

[All 91 villages in Thural](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/thural/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharthoon?176107
- How far is Gharthoon from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Gharthoon?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharthoon in?Kangra district (Thural sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharthoon?87.1% (Census 2011)