# Kanthol Village, Budhal, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Kanthol

Kanthol is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **5,512 people in 1,066 households**, the 2nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 5,512people (2011)
- 1,066households
- 41.5%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Kanthol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanthol is 185233.** Kanthol falls in Budhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatKanthol Morhutta
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001467

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

## How far is Kanthol from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)50 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 Kanthol?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kanthol known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include chain stich. About 17% of the 2,845 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Kanthol

Of every 100 households in Kanthol in 2011, 4 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanthol · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**93%

Tap water ****6%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kanthol?

■ Kanthol · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**918

Working population ****66.1%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 30.1% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 764 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,766 (76%)

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 Budhal

- Sawari7,225 people
- Rajnagar5,341 people
- Dharsakri4,982 people
- Kandi4,749 people
- Draj4,415 people

[All 52 villages in Budhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanthol?185233
- How far is Kanthol from Rajouri?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kanthol?5,512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthol in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthol?41.5% (Census 2011)
