# Kanthal Village, Bani, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bani/kanthal/ Village · Bani, Kathua # Kanthal Kanthal is a village in Bani sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184206**. The 2011 Census counted **2,584 people in 459 households**, the 3rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 2,584people (2011) - 459households - 62.5%literacy - 184206PIN code ## Kanthal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanthal is 184206.** Kanthal falls in Bani sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184206 - Gram panchayatKanthal - Community development blockBani - Census village code001769 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanthal from nearby towns? - Bani (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)165 km by road - Basholi (nearest town)51 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 Kanthal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banl - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Banl - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Kanthal known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 17% of the 1,408 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kanthal Of every 100 households in Kanthal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanthal · ■ Bani rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **74% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **89% Tap water ****93%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****85%** **70% Television ****18%** **13% Mobile phone ****73%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **31% Own their home ****100%** **100% 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 Kanthal? ■ Kanthal · ■ Bani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **943 Working population ****52.2%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 43.9% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 673 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (9%) · **■** Marginal 528 (39%) 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 Bani - Lawang3,263 people - Surjan3,134 people - Gatti2,447 people - Bani2,093 people - Chandal2,077 people - Fatehpur2,057 people [All 33 villages in Bani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanthal?184206 - How far is Kanthal from Kathua?165 km by road - What is the population of Kanthal?2,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanthal in?Kathua district (Bani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kanthal?62.5% (Census 2011)