# Khwanta Village, Kalpa, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kalpa, Kinnaur 

# Khwanta

Khwanta is a village in Kalpa sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172108**. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 182 households**, the 8th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 761people (2011)
- 182households
- 76.8%literacy
- 172108PIN code

## Khwanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khwanta is 172108.** Khwanta falls in Kalpa sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172108
- Community development blockKalpa
- Census village code027001

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

## How far is Khwanta from nearby towns?

- Reckong Peo (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)6 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)106 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 Khwanta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khwanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pangi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Khwanta known for?

The main crops are **apple, olga and peas**. About 17% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Khwanta

Of every 100 households in Khwanta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Khwanta · ■ Kalpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**20%

Tap water ****96%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**22%

Use banking services ****97%**

**87%

Television ****77%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**19%

None of these assets ****9%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**62%

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 Khwanta?

■ Khwanta · ■ Kalpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**962

Working population ****66.9%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 72% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 413 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 33 (6%)

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 Kalpa

- Yuwaringi1,263 people
- Kalpa1,236 people
- Pangi875 people
- Shuda Rang843 people
- Brelingi719 people
- Yusaring668 people
- Barang Khas534 people
- Duni520 people

[All 84 villages in Kalpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khwanta?172108
- How far is Khwanta from Reckong Peo?6 km by road
- What is the population of Khwanta?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khwanta in?Kinnaur district (Kalpa sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khwanta?76.8% (Census 2011)