# Kunthal Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Kunthal

Kunthal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 110 households**, the 88th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 517people (2011)
- 110households
- 83.6%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Kunthal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunthal is 184148.** Kunthal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatKunthal
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002085

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

## How far is Kunthal from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)34 km by road
- Hiranagar (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 Kunthal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kunthal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Kunthal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 56% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kunthal

Of every 100 households in Kunthal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kunthal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****9%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**63%

Use banking services ****74%**

**87%

Television ****61%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Kunthal?

■ Kunthal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****765**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****367**

**765

Working population ****26.9%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 73.3% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (70%)

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 Hiranagar

- Chapaki Khurd537 people
- Chak Gupala536 people
- Pantal522 people
- Chhan Chhakri519 people
- Chak Ganga Ram509 people
- Hor500 people
- Mukundpur Labanian491 people
- Bham Barwan480 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunthal?184148
- How far is Kunthal from Kathua?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kunthal?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunthal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kunthal?83.6% (Census 2011)