# Kamthan Kalan Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Kamthan Kalan

Kamthan Kalan is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173225**. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 12 households**, the 183rd largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 59people (2011)
- 12households
- 90.0%literacy
- 173225PIN code

## Kamthan Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kamthan Kalan is 173225.** Kamthan Kalan falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173225
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021596

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

## How far is Kamthan Kalan from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)24 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)8 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 Kamthan Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kamthan Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kot
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kundia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Kamthan Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 60% of the 11 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 Kamthan Kalan

Of every 100 households in Kamthan Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamthan Kalan · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

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

**77%

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

**22%

Tap water ****82%**

**74%

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

**48%

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

**42%

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

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****91%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**15%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Kamthan Kalan?

■ Kamthan Kalan · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**907

Working population ****52.5%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 87.0% for women. 67% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (16%) · **■** Other work 5 (16%) · **■** Marginal 7 (23%)

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

- Sunarri63 people
- Ahni62 people
- Mandhiana Manjhla62 people
- Shakari61 people
- Kamthan Khurd59 people
- Thari59 people
- Kotla58 people
- Mahuhri58 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamthan Kalan?173225
- How far is Kamthan Kalan from Solan?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kamthan Kalan?59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamthan Kalan in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamthan Kalan?90.0% (Census 2011)