# Thountha Jakhal Village, Kamrau, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur 

# Thountha Jakhal

Thountha Jakhal is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173029**. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 135 households**, the 13th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 991people (2011)
- 135households
- 71.7%literacy
- 173029PIN code

## Thountha Jakhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thountha Jakhal is 173029.** Thountha Jakhal falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173029
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023389

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

## How far is Thountha Jakhal from nearby towns?

- Kamrau (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)117 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)62 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 Thountha Jakhal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Thountha Jakhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tatyana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shilai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kafota
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Thountha Jakhal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 13% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Thountha Jakhal

Of every 100 households in Thountha Jakhal in 2011, 80 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thountha Jakhal · ■ Kamrau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**62%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**36%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****90%**

**74%

Television ****32%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Thountha Jakhal?

■ Thountha Jakhal · ■ Kamrau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**921

Working population ****44.9%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 65.4% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 237 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (11%) · **■** Marginal 160 (36%)

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 Kamrau

- Kanti Mishwa1,193 people
- Bokala Pab1,135 people
- Chandni1,101 people
- Barwas1,027 people
- Mashu985 people
- Jamna844 people
- Shaoga832 people
- Korga825 people

[All 45 villages in Kamrau](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thountha Jakhal?173029
- How far is Thountha Jakhal from Nahan?117 km by road
- What is the population of Thountha Jakhal?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thountha Jakhal in?Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thountha Jakhal?71.7% (Census 2011)