Village · Billawar, Kathua # Thantha Thantha is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184203. The 2011 Census counted 1,002 people in 207 households, the 60th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 1,002 people (2011) - 207 households - 72.8% literacy - 184203 PIN code ## Thantha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thantha is 184203. Thantha falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 184203 - Gram panchayat (Thanthu - Community development block Billawar - Census village code 001681 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thantha from nearby towns? - Billawar (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Kathua (district HQ) 68 km by road - Billawar (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thantha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Thantha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · N Gujroo - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Billawar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Billawar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thantha known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 70% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thantha Of every 100 households in Thantha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Thantha · ■ Billawar rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 87% - Toilet within the home 6% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 88% - Tap water 85% 46% - Drinking water within premises 35% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 89% - Use banking services 84% 70% - Television 53% 38% - Mobile phone 84% 71% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 11% 6% - Car / jeep / van 9% 2% - None of these assets 1% 22% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thantha? ■ Thantha · ■ Billawar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 66.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 812 893 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 859 868 - Working population 30.4% 33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 62.9% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 84 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (10%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 89 (29%) · ■ Marginal 94 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Billawar - Dodu Falal 1,251 people - Kindli 1,156 people - Tilla 1,142 people - Beral 1,069 people - Derli 850 people - Kunu 718 people - Sukral 717 people - Harnotta 567 people All 66 villages in Billawar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thantha? 184203 - How far is Thantha from Kathua? 68 km by road - What is the population of Thantha? 1,002 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thantha in? Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Thantha? 72.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/thantha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.