# Thanthewal Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Thanthewal

Thanthewal is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 66 households**, the 79th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 435people (2011)
- 66households
- 83.3%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Thanthewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thanthewal is 174101.** Thanthewal falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020957

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

## How far is Thanthewal from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)92 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)4 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 Thanthewal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Thanthewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ranguwal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Thanthewal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 78% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Thanthewal

Of every 100 households in Thanthewal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 39 a car.

■ Thanthewal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**51%

Tap water ****96%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**66%

Use banking services ****96%**

**82%

Television ****93%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****39%**

**11%

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

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Thanthewal?

■ Thanthewal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429**

**885

Working population ****27.8%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 77.5% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 101 (83%) · **■** Marginal 9 (7%)

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 Nalagarh

- Jagatpur458 people
- Khanoa456 people
- Dher Majra454 people
- Katiraru Majra435 people
- Gholowal420 people
- Goela419 people
- Panoh416 people
- Basowal Sultani408 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thanthewal?174101
- How far is Thanthewal from Solan?92 km by road
- What is the population of Thanthewal?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thanthewal in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thanthewal?83.3% (Census 2011)