# Kaunthru Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kaunthru

Kaunthru is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 45 households**, the 85th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 183people (2011)
- 45households
- 80.1%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Kaunthru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaunthru is 171213.** Kaunthru falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023971

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

## How far is Kaunthru from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)1 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 Kaunthru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kaunthru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Kaunthru known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 11% of the 205 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 Kaunthru

Of every 100 households in Kaunthru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kaunthru · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**18%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**60%

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

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**26%

Use banking services ****87%**

**87%

Television ****70%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**9%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**87%

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 Kaunthru?

■ Kaunthru · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**935

Working population ****68.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 73.9% for women. 64% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (82%) · **■** Household industry 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Kumharsain

- Mahawari194 people
- Kalmu188 people
- Kowahra186 people
- Rahu185 people
- Maholi183 people
- Jal181 people
- Rewali181 people
- Lauga179 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaunthru?171213
- How far is Kaunthru from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kaunthru?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaunthru in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaunthru?80.1% (Census 2011)