# Kanthali Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Kanthali

Kanthali is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 48 households**, the 77th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 235people (2011)
- 48households
- 74.2%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Kanthali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanthali is 171208.** Kanthali falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026631

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

## How far is Kanthali from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)148 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)25 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 Kanthali?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhagoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Kanthali known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and apple**. About 27% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Kanthali

Of every 100 households in Kanthali in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanthali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**68%

Tap water ****94%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**58%

Use banking services ****96%**

**80%

Television ****70%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**84%

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 Kanthali?

■ Kanthali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**884

Working population ****67.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 76 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 68 (43%)

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 Chirgaon

- Jailot268 people
- Sandasu268 people
- Petarli253 people
- Badiara249 people
- Hingori234 people
- Raosi234 people
- Mandli230 people
- Jitata217 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanthali?171208
- How far is Kanthali from Shimla?148 km by road
- What is the population of Kanthali?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthali in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthali?74.2% (Census 2011)