# Chainthon Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Chainthon

Chainthon is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173220**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 53 households**, the 45th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 284people (2011)
- 53households
- 70.4%literacy
- 173220PIN code

## Chainthon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chainthon is 173220.** Chainthon falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173220
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021736

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

## How far is Chainthon from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)48 km by road
- Parwanoo (nearest town)15 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 Chainthon?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Partha
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Partha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chainthon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, tomato and maize**. About 59% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Chainthon

Of every 100 households in Chainthon in 2011, 94 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chainthon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**22%

Tap water ****21%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**48%

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

**42%

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

**42%

Use banking services ****70%**

**82%

Television ****53%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****36%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**60%

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 Chainthon?

■ Chainthon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**907

Working population ****54.2%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 57.7% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (10%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 125 (81%)

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 Kasauli

- Chhatera308 people
- Kharog298 people
- Upmohal Chandaryani292 people
- Gharsi Kukana286 people
- Hurang281 people
- Barog273 people
- Samol272 people
- Kainthi260 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chainthon?173220
- How far is Chainthon from Solan?48 km by road
- What is the population of Chainthon?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chainthon in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chainthon?70.4% (Census 2011)